Browsing University of Missouri-Columbia by Thesis Advisor "Taylor, J. (Jerry)"
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Comparison of methods for partitioning training and validation populations to optimize prediction accuracy and enable across-breed genomic selection in beef cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Across-breed genomic selection practices have the potential to revolutionize national genetic evaluation systems in the United States by including commercial cattle and increasing prediction power for hybrid animals. We ... -
The developmental liver transcriptome of Rattus norvegicus
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Our research is involved in the transcriptional dynamics of perinatal liver development. The transcription factors and their downstream effects have been well studied in regards to early liver development, yet perinatal ... -
Evolutionary relationships and signatures of selection in cattle established using genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Although high-throughput single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) microarray assays were primarily developed for association studies, they are a powerful tool in the study of evolution and population genetics. The applications ... -
Genome scan in commercial angus cattle for quantitative trait loci influencing growth, carcass, and reproductive traits
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Experimental designs historically used for quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping in cattle have captured a limited number of parental chromosomes and therefore have only detected the few heterozygous QTL within these ... -
Phenotypic and genetic effects of disposition on beef tenderness and quality attributes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Cattle temperament (exit velocity; EV) and steak tenderness (Warner-Bratzler shear force) have been shown to be associated in Bos indicus cattle (Behrends et al., 2009). Both traits potentially provide opportunities for ... -
Quantitative trait loci mapping and candidate gene analysis for growth and carcass traits on two bovine chromosomes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)The first objective of this study was to identify genomic regions on BTA4 and BTA14 which harbor QTL affecting weight and carcass traits in a commercial Angus population. The mapping population consisted of 1,510 purebred ... -
Structural variation at the KIT locus is responsible for the piebald phenotype in Hereford and Simmental cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)The Spotted locus is responsible for white spotting (piebald) coat color phenotypes in cattle. Since the Hereford breed is fixed for this phenotype, we postulate that a selective sweep occurred during breed formation to ...