Search Results - "MACKAY, Ian"

A large-scale pedigree resource of wheat reveals evidence for adaptation and selection by breeders by Fradgley, Nick, Gardner, Keith A, Cockram, James, Elderfield, James, Hickey, John M, Howell, Phil, Jackson, Robert, Mackay, Ian J

“…Information on crop pedigrees can be used to help maximise genetic gain in crop breeding and allow efficient management of genetic resources. We present a…”
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MERS coronavirus: diagnostics, epidemiology and transmission by Mackay, Ian M, Arden, Katherine E

“…The first known cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), associated with infection by a novel coronavirus (CoV), occurred in 2012 in Jordan but were…”
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Understanding the classics: the unifying concepts of transgressive segregation, inbreeding depression and heterosis and their central relevance for crop breeding by Mackay, Ian J., Cockram, James, Howell, Phil, Powell, Wayne

“…Summary Transgressive segregation and heterosis are the reasons that plant breeding works. Molecular explanations for both phenomena have been suggested and…”
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The evolving battle between yellow rust and wheat: implications for global food security by Bouvet, Laura, Holdgate, Sarah, James, Lucy, Thomas, Jane, Mackay, Ian J., Cockram, James

“…Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) is a global commodity, and its production is a key component underpinning worldwide food security. Yellow rust, also known as…”
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Using Genetic Distance to Infer the Accuracy of Genomic Prediction by Scutari, Marco, Mackay, Ian, Balding, David

“…The prediction of phenotypic traits using high-density genomic data has many applications such as the selection of plants and animals of commercial interest;…”
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Genome‐wide association mapping of Hagberg falling number, protein content, test weight, and grain yield in U.K. wheat by White, Jon, Sharma, Rajiv, Balding, David, Cockram, James, Mackay, Ian J.

“…Association mapping using crop cultivars allows identification of genetic loci of direct relevance to breeding. Here, 150 U.K. wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)…”
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Limited haplotype diversity underlies polygenic trait architecture across 70 years of wheat breeding by Scott, Michael F, Fradgley, Nick, Bentley, Alison R, Brabbs, Thomas, Corke, Fiona, Gardner, Keith A, Horsnell, Richard, Howell, Phil, Ladejobi, Olufunmilayo, Mackay, Ian J, Mott, Richard, Cockram, James

“…Selection has dramatically shaped genetic and phenotypic variation in bread wheat. We can assess the genomic basis of historical phenotypic changes, and the…”
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Evolving Trends in Female to Male Incidence and Male Mortality of Primary Biliary Cholangitis by Lleo, Ana, Jepsen, Peter, Morenghi, Emanuela, Carbone, Marco, Moroni, Luca, Battezzati, Pier Maria, Podda, Mauro, Mackay, Ian R., Gershwin, M. Eric, Invernizzi, Pietro

“…Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) has been regarded as female-predominant without evidence of gender difference in survival. We aimed to compare the overall…”
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Investigating the genetic control of plant development in spring barley under speed breeding conditions by Rossi, Nicola, Powell, Wayne, Mackay, Ian J., Hickey, Lee, Maurer, Andreas, Pillen, Klaus, Halliday, Karen, Sharma, Rajiv

“…Key message This study found that the genes, PPD-H1 and ELF3, control the acceleration of plant development under speed breeding, with important implications…”
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From mutations to MAGIC: resources for gene discovery, validation and delivery in crop plants by Cavanagh, Colin, Morell, Matthew, Mackay, Ian, Powell, Wayne

“…The dissection of gene-trait associations and its translation into practice through plant breeding is a central aspect of modern plant biology. The…”
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Sequence-based marker development in wheat: Advances and applications to breeding by Paux, Etienne, Sourdille, Pierre, Mackay, Ian, Feuillet, Catherine

“…In the past two decades, the wheat community has made remarkable progress in developing molecular resources for breeding. A wide variety of molecular tools has…”
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Genomic prediction unifies animal and plant breeding programs to form platforms for biological discovery by Hickey, John M, Chiurugwi, Tinashe, Mackay, Ian, Powell, Wayne

“…Wayne Powell and colleagues compare the different tools and approaches used by the plant breeding community versus the animal breeding community for crop and…”
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Identification of a novel polyomavirus from patients with acute respiratory tract infections by Gaynor, Anne M, Nissen, Michael D, Whiley, David M, Mackay, Ian M, Lambert, Stephen B, Wu, Guang, Brennan, Daniel C, Storch, Gregory A, Sloots, Theo P, Wang, David

“…We report the identification of a novel polyomavirus present in respiratory secretions from human patients with symptoms of acute respiratory tract infection…”
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The causes of primary biliary cirrhosis: Convenient and inconvenient truths by Gershwin, M. Eric, Mackay, Ian R.

“…The most difficult issue in autoimmunity remains etiology. Although data exist on effector mechanisms in many autoimmune diseases, the underlying cause or…”
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Assessment of Local Mosquito Species Incriminates Aedes aegypti as the Potential Vector of Zika Virus in Australia by Hall-Mendelin, Sonja, Pyke, Alyssa T, Moore, Peter R, Mackay, Ian M, McMahon, Jamie L, Ritchie, Scott A, Taylor, Carmel T, Moore, Frederick A J, van den Hurk, Andrew F

“…Within the last 10 years Zika virus (ZIKV) has caused unprecedented epidemics of human disease in the nations and territories of the western Pacific and South…”
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Multi-parent populations in crops: a toolbox integrating genomics and genetic mapping with breeding by Scott, Michael F, Ladejobi, Olufunmilayo, Amer, Samer, Bentley, Alison R, Biernaskie, Jay, Boden, Scott A, Clark, Matt, Dell'Acqua, Matteo, Dixon, Laura E, Filippi, Carla V, Fradgley, Nick, Gardner, Keith A, Mackay, Ian J, O'Sullivan, Donal, Percival-Alwyn, Lawrence, Roorkiwal, Manish, Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Thudi, Mahendar, Varshney, Rajeev Kumar, Venturini, Luca, Whan, Alex, Cockram, James, Mott, Richard

“…Crop populations derived from experimental crosses enable the genetic dissection of complex traits and support modern plant breeding. Among these, multi-parent…”
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A highly recombined, high‐density, eight‐founder wheat MAGIC map reveals extensive segregation distortion and genomic locations of introgression segments by Gardner, Keith A., Wittern, Lukas M., Mackay, Ian J.

“…Summary Multiparent Advanced Generation Intercross (MAGIC) mapping populations offer unique opportunities and challenges for marker and QTL mapping in crop…”
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Wheat genetic loci conferring resistance to stripe rust in the face of genetically diverse races of the fungus Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici by Bouvet, Laura, Percival-Alwyn, Lawrence, Berry, Simon, Fenwick, Paul, Mantello, Camila Campos, Sharma, Rajiv, Holdgate, Sarah, Mackay, Ian J., Cockram, James

“…Key message Analysis of a wheat multi-founder population identified 14 yellow rust resistance QTL. For three of the four most significant QTL, haplotype…”
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Middle East respiratory syndrome: An emerging coronavirus infection tracked by the crowd by Mackay, Ian M., Arden, Katherine E.

“…•Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a severe, mild or subclinical infection.•MERS is most severe among older men with…”
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Autoimmune liver serology：Current diagnostic and clinical challenges by Bogdanos, Dimitrios-P, Invernizzi, Pietro, Mackay, Ian-R, Vergani, Diego

“…Liver-related autoantibodies are crucial for the correct diagnosis and classification of autoimmune liver diseases（AiLD）,namely autoimmune hepatitis types 1…”
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