Search Results - "Howard, Dawn J."
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A Population Genomics Analysis of the Native Irish Galway Sheep Breed
Published in Frontiers in genetics (08-10-2019)“…The Galway sheep population is the only native Irish sheep breed and this livestock genetic resource is currently categorised as ‘at-risk’. In the present…”
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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) Gene are Associated with Performance in Holstein-Friesian Dairy Cattle
Published in Frontiers in genetics (2011)“…Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) has been shown to be associated with fertility, growth, and development in cattle. The aim of this study was to (1)…”
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Polymorphism discovery and allele frequency estimation using high-throughput DNA sequencing of target-enriched pooled DNA samples
Published in BMC genomics (11-01-2012)“…The central role of the somatotrophic axis in animal post-natal growth, development and fertility is well established. Therefore, the identification of genetic…”
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Investigation of Prolific Sheep from UK and Ireland for Evidence on Origin of the Mutations in BMP15 (FecXG, FecXB) and GDF9 (FecGH) in Belclare and Cambridge Sheep
Published in PloS one (02-01-2013)“…This paper concerns the likely origin of three mutations with large effects on ovulation rate identified in the Belclare and Cambridge sheep breeds; two in the…”
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DNA sequence polymorphisms in a panel of eight candidate bovine imprinted genes and their association with performance traits in Irish Holstein-Friesian cattle
Published in BMC genetics (13-10-2010)“…Studies in mice and humans have shown that imprinted genes, whereby expression from one of the two parentally inherited alleles is attenuated or completely…”
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms at the imprinted bovine insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) locus are associated with dairy performance in Irish Holstein-Friesian cattle
Published in Journal of dairy research (01-02-2011)“…The imprinted insulin-like growth factor 2 gene (IGF2) encodes a fetal mitogenic hormone protein (IGF-II) and has previously been shown to be associated with…”
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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms within the Bovine DLK1-DIO3 Imprinted Domain Are Associated with Economically Important Production Traits in Cattle
Published in The Journal of heredity (2011)“…Previous studies show that DNA sequence variation within the mammalian DLK1-DIO3 imprinted domain influences production traits in domestic livestock, most…”
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DNA sequence polymorphisms within the bovine guanine nucleotide-binding protein Gs subunit alpha (Gsα)-encoding (GNAS) genomic imprinting domain are associated with performance traits
Published in BMC genetics (07-01-2011)“…Genes which are epigenetically regulated via genomic imprinting can be potential targets for artificial selection during animal breeding. Indeed, imprinted…”
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Investigation of prolific sheep from UK and Ireland for evidence on origin of the mutations in BMP15 (FecX(G), FecX(B)) and GDF9 (FecG(H)) in Belclare and Cambridge sheep
Published in PloS one (2013)“…This paper concerns the likely origin of three mutations with large effects on ovulation rate identified in the Belclare and Cambridge sheep breeds; two in the…”
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Investigation of Prolific Sheep from UK and Ireland for Evidence on Origin of the Mutations in BMP15
Published in PloS one (02-01-2013)“…This paper concerns the likely origin of three mutations with large effects on ovulation rate identified in the Belclare and Cambridge sheep breeds; two in the…”
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Investigation of Prolific Sheep from UK and Ireland for Evidence on Origin of the Mutations in BMP15 in Belclare and Cambridge Sheep
Published in PloS one (02-01-2013)“…This paper concerns the likely origin of three mutations with large effects on ovulation rate identified in the Belclare and Cambridge sheep breeds; two in the…”
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Polymorphism discovery and allele frequency estimation using high-throughput DNA sequencing of target-enriched pooled DNA samplesNon-human/rodent vertebrate genomics
Published in BMC genomics (01-01-2012)“…Doc number: 16 Abstract Background: The central role of the somatotrophic axis in animal post-natal growth, development and fertility is well established…”
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DNA sequence polymorphisms within the bovine guanine nucleotide-binding protein Gs subunit alpha genomic imprinting domain are associated with performance traits
Published in BMC genetics (07-01-2011)“…Background Genes which are epigenetically regulated via genomic imprinting can be potential targets for artificial selection during animal breeding. Indeed,…”
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DNA sequence polymorphisms within the bovine guanine nucleotide-binding protein Gs subunit alpha
Published in BMC genetics (07-01-2011)“…Genes which are epigenetically regulated via genomic imprinting can be potential targets for artificial selection during animal breeding. Indeed, imprinted…”
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