Search Results - "Bastiaansen, John Wm"

Identification of Mendelian inconsistencies between SNP and pedigree information of sibs by Calus, Mario P L, Mulder, Han A, Bastiaansen, John W M

“…Using SNP genotypes to apply genomic selection in breeding programs is becoming common practice. Tools to edit and check the quality of genotype data are…”
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Comparison of linkage disequilibrium and haplotype diversity on macro- and microchromosomes in chicken by Megens, H.J.W.C, Crooijmans, R.P.M.A, Bastiaansen, J.W.M, Kerstens, H.H.D, Coster, A, Jalving, R, Vereijken, A, Silva, P. da, Muir, W.M, Cheng, H.H, Hanotte, O, Groenen, M.A.M

“…The chicken (Gallus gallus), like most avian species, has a very distinct karyotype consisting of many micro- and a few macrochromosomes. While it is known…”
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Whole genome QTL mapping for growth, meat quality and breast meat yield traits in turkey by Aslam, Muhammad L, Bastiaansen, John W M, Crooijmans, Richard P M A, Vereijken, Addie, Groenen, Martien A M

“…The turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is an important agricultural species and is the second largest contributor to the world's poultry meat production. Demand of…”
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Whole genome SNP discovery and analysis of genetic diversity in Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) by Aslam, Muhammad L, Bastiaansen, John W M, Elferink, Martin G, Megens, Hendrik-Jan, Crooijmans, Richard P M A, Blomberg, Le Ann, Fleischer, Robert C, Van Tassell, Curtis P, Sonstegard, Tad S, Schroeder, Steven G, Groenen, Martien A M, Long, Julie A

“…The turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is an important agricultural species and the second largest contributor to the world's poultry meat production. Genetic…”
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Long-term response to genomic selection: effects of estimation method and reference population structure for different genetic architectures by Bastiaansen, John WM, Coster, Albart, Calus, Mario PL, van Arendonk, Johan AM, Bovenhuis, Henk

“…BACKGROUND: Genomic selection has become an important tool in the genetic improvement of animals and plants. The objective of this study was to investigate the…”
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Evolutionary dynamics of copy number variation in pig genomes in the context of adaptation and domestication by Paudel, Yogesh, Madsen, Ole, Megens, Hendrik-Jan, Frantz, Laurent A F, Bosse, Mirte, Bastiaansen, John W M, Crooijmans, Richard P M A, Groenen, Martien A M

“…Copy number variable regions (CNVRs) can result in drastic phenotypic differences and may therefore be subject to selection during domestication. Studying copy…”
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A SNP based linkage map of the turkey genome reveals multiple intrachromosomal rearrangements between the turkey and chicken genomes by Aslam, Muhammad L, Bastiaansen, John W M, Crooijmans, Richard P M A, Vereijken, Addie, Megens, Hendrik-Jan, Groenen, Martien A M

“…The turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is an important agricultural species that is the second largest contributor to the world's poultry meat production. The…”
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Genetic variances, heritabilities and maternal effects on body weight, breast meat yield, meat quality traits and the shape of the growth curve in turkey birds by Aslam, Muhammad L, Bastiaansen, John Wm, Crooijmans, Richard Pma, Ducro, Bart J, Vereijken, Addie, Groenen, Martien Am

“…Turkey is an important agricultural species and is largely used as a meat bird. In 2004, turkey represented 6.5% of the world poultry meat production. The…”
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Sensitivity of methods for estimating breeding values using genetic markers to the number of QTL and distribution of QTL variance by Coster, Albart, Bastiaansen, John WM, Calus, Mario PL, van Arendonk, Johan AM, Bovenhuis, Henk

“…The objective of this simulation study was to compare the effect of the number of QTL and distribution of QTL variance on the accuracy of breeding values…”
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Regional regulation of transcription in the chicken genome by Nie, Haisheng, Crooijmans, Richard P M A, Bastiaansen, John W M, Megens, Hendrik-Jan, Groenen, Martien A M

“…Over the past years, the relationship between gene transcription and chromosomal location has been studied in a number of different vertebrate genomes…”
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Standard error of the genetic correlation: how much data do we need to estimate a purebred-crossbred genetic correlation? by Bijma, Piter, Bastiaansen, John WM

“…BACKGROUND: The additive genetic correlation (r g) is a key parameter in livestock genetic improvement. The standard error (SE) of an estimate of r g ,…”
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Artificial selection on introduced Asian haplotypes shaped the genetic architecture in European commercial pigs by Bosse, Mirte, Lopes, Marcos S., Madsen, Ole, Megens, Hendrik-Jan, Crooijmans, Richard P. M. A., Frantz, Laurent A. F., Harlizius, Barbara, Bastiaansen, John W. M., Groenen, Martien A. M.

“…Early pig farmers in Europe imported Asian pigs to cross with their local breeds in order to improve traits of commercial interest. Current genomics techniques…”
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On farm observations to increase genetic gain in breeding schemes for village poultry production - A simulation study by Chu, Thinh Tuan, Bastiaansen, John W.M., Norberg, Elise, Berg, Peer

“…To improve genetic gain of breeding programs for village poultry production, breeding schemes with observations obtained in village production systems using…”
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Linkage disequilibrium patterns and persistence of phase in purebred and crossbred pig (Sus scrofa) populations by Veroneze, Renata, Bastiaansen, John W M, Knol, Egbert F, Guimarães, Simone E F, Silva, Fabyano F, Harlizius, Barbara, Lopes, Marcos S, Lopes, Paulo S

“…Genomic selection and genomic wide association studies are widely used methods that aim to exploit the linkage disequilibrium (LD) between markers and…”
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Genome-wide association study using deregressed breeding values for cryptorchidism and scrotal/inguinal hernia in two pig lines by Sevillano, Claudia A, Lopes, Marcos S, Harlizius, Barbara, Hanenberg, Egiel H A T, Knol, Egbert F, Bastiaansen, John W M

“…Cryptorchidism and scrotal/inguinal hernia are the most frequent congenital defects in pigs. Identification of genomic regions that control these congenital…”
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Genome-wide candidate regions for selective sweeps revealed through massive parallel sequencing of DNA across ten turkey populations by Aslam, Muhammad L, Bastiaansen, John Wm, Megens, Hendrik-Jan, Crooijmans, Richard Pma, Nasreen, Fozia, Blomberg, Le Ann, Van Tassell, Curtis P, Sonstegard, Tad S, Schroeder, Steven G, Groenen, Martien Am, Long, Julie A

“…The domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is an important agricultural species that is largely used as a meat-type bird. Characterizing genetic variation in…”
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A Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Dominance Effects on Number of Teats in Pigs: e105867 by Lopes, Marcos S, Bastiaansen, John WM, Harlizius, Barbara, Knol, Egbert F, Bovenhuis, Henk

“…Dominance has been suggested as one of the genetic mechanisms explaining heterosis. However, using traditional quantitative genetic methods it is difficult to…”
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On the relationship between an Asian haplotype on chromosome 6 that reduces androstenone levels in boars and the differential expression of SULT2A1 in the testis by Hidalgo, André M, Bastiaansen, John W M, Harlizius, Barbara, Megens, Hendrik-Jan, Madsen, Ole, Crooijmans, Richard P M A, Groenen, Martien A M

“…Androstenone is one of the major compounds responsible for boar taint, a pronounced urine-like odor produced when cooking boar meat. Several studies have…”
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Efficient detection of QTL with large effects in a simulated pig-type pedigree using selective genotyping by Heuven, H.C.M, Bastiaansen, J.W.M, Berg, S.M

“…The ultimate goal of QTL studies is to find causative mutations, which requires additional expression studies. Given the limited amount of time and funds, the…”
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