Understanding the genetic basis of variation in meiotic recombination: past, present, and future

SE Johnston - Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Meiotic recombination is a fundamental feature of sexually reproducing species. It is often
required for proper chromosome segregation and plays important role in adaptation and the …

Harnessing genomic information for livestock improvement

M Georges, C Charlier, B Hayes - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2019 - nature.com
The world demand for animal-based food products is anticipated to increase by 70% by
2050. Meeting this demand in a way that has a minimal impact on the environment will …

Evolution and plasticity of genome-wide meiotic recombination rates

IR Henderson, K Bomblies - Annual review of genetics, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Sex, as well as meiotic recombination between homologous chromosomes, is nearly
ubiquitous among eukaryotes. In those species that use it, recombination is important for …

Divergence and conservation of the meiotic recombination machinery

M Arter, S Keeney - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Sexually reproducing eukaryotes use recombination between homologous chromosomes to
promote chromosome segregation during meiosis. Meiotic recombination is almost …

The Genetic Architecture of Recombination Rates is Polygenic and Differs Between the Sexes in Wild House Sparrows (Passer domesticus)

JB McAuley, B Servin, HA Burnett… - Molecular biology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Meiotic recombination through chromosomal crossing-over is a fundamental feature of sex
and an important driver of genomic diversity. It ensures proper disjunction, allows increased …

The regulation of meiotic crossover distribution: a coarse solution to a century-old mystery?

C Girard, D Zwicker, R Mercier - Biochemical Society …, 2023 - portlandpress.com
Meiotic crossovers, which are exchanges of genetic material between homologous
chromosomes, are more evenly and distantly spaced along chromosomes than expected by …

An evaluation of inbreeding measures using a whole-genome sequenced cattle pedigree

SW Alemu, NK Kadri, C Harland, P Faux, C Charlier… - Heredity, 2021 - nature.com
The estimation of the inbreeding coefficient (F) is essential for the study of inbreeding
depression (ID) or for the management of populations under conservation. Several methods …

A 12 kb multi-allelic copy number variation encompassing a GC gene enhancer is associated with mastitis resistance in dairy cattle

YL Lee, H Takeda, G Costa Monteiro Moreira… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Clinical mastitis (CM) is an inflammatory disease occurring in the mammary glands of
lactating cows. CM is under genetic control, and a prominent CM resistance QTL located on …

Multiple independent losses of crossover interference during yeast evolutionary history

A Dutta, F Dutreux, M Garin, C Caradec… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Meiotic recombination is essential for the accurate chromosome segregation and the
generation of genetic diversity through crossover and gene conversion events. Although this …

Distribution and functionality of copy number variation across European cattle populations

M Upadhyay, VH da Silva, HJ Megens… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Copy number variation (CNV), which is characterized by large-scale losses or gains of DNA
fragments, contributes significantly to genetic and phenotypic variation. Assessing CNV …