The evolution of contemporary livestock species: Insights from mitochondrial genome

K Jain, M Panigrahi, SS Nayak, D Rajawat, A Sharma… - Gene, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The domestication of animals marks a pivotal moment in human history, profoundly
influencing our demographic and cultural progress. This process has led to significant …

Selection signatures of wool color in Gangba sheep revealed by genome-wide SNP discovery

W Zhang, C Luosang, C Yuan, T Guo, C Wei, J Liu… - BMC genomics, 2024‏ - Springer
Background Gangba sheep as a famous breed of Tibetan sheep, its wool color is mainly
white and black. Gangba wool is economically important as a high-quality raw material for …

Deciphering climate resilience in Indian cattle breeds by selection signature analyses

SS Nayak, M Panigrahi, D Rajawat, K Ghildiyal… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2024‏ - Springer
The signature of selection is a crucial concept in evolutionary biology that refers to the
pattern of genetic variation which arises in a population due to natural selection. In the …

Genomic patterns of selection in morphometric traits across diverse Indian cattle breeds

D Rajawat, SS Nayak, K Jain, A Sharma, S Parida… - Mammalian …, 2024‏ - Springer
This study seeks a comprehensive exploration of genome-wide selective processes
impacting morphometric traits across diverse cattle breeds, utilizing an array of statistical …

A comprehensive review of livestock development: insights into domestication, phylogenetics, diversity, and genomic advances

SS Nayak, D Rajawat, K Jain, A Sharma, C Gondro… - Mammalian …, 2024‏ - Springer
Livestock plays an essential role in sustaining human livelihoods, offering a diverse range of
species integral to food security, economic stability, and cultural traditions. The …

Exploring the Interplay between the Hologenome and Complex Traits in Bovine and Porcine Animals Using Genome-Wide Association Analysis

QR Qadri, X Lai, W Zhao, Z Zhang, Q Zhao… - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) significantly enhance our ability to identify trait-
associated genomic variants by considering the host genome. Moreover, the hologenome …

Genome-wide insights into selection signatures for transcription factor binding sites in cattle ROH regions

SS Nayak, M Panigrahi, T Dutt - Mammalian Genome, 2025‏ - Springer
Runs of Homozygosity (ROH) regions are characterized by homozygous genotypes
inherited from a common ancestor, often arising from positive selection for adaptive traits …

[HTML][HTML] Combined Use of Univariate and Multivariate Approaches to Detect Selection Signatures Associated with Milk or Meat Production in Cattle

M Congiu, A Cesarani, L Falchi, NPP Macciotta… - Genes, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the genomic structure of the cattle breeds
selected for meat and milk production and to identify selection signatures between them …

Association of three single nucleotide polymorphisms in the LPIN1 gene with milk production traits in cows of the Yaroslavl breed

AV Igoshin, TM Mishakova… - Vavilov Journal of …, 2024‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lipin-1 is a member of the evolutionarily conserved family of proteins and is expressed
predominantly in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle. On the one hand, lipin-1 is an enzyme …

Unique footprints of balancing selection in bovine genome

SS Nayak, M Panigrahi, D Rajawat, K Jain, A Sharma… - 3 Biotech, 2024‏ - Springer
Balancing selection is the process of selection that preserves various alleles within a
population. Studying the areas undergoing balancing selection is essential, because it …