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Panigrahi M, Rajawat D, Nayak SS, Jain K, Vaidhya A, Prakash R, Sharma A, Parida S, Bhushan B, Dutt T. Genomic insights into key genes and QTLs involved in cattle reproduction. Gene 2024; 917:148465. [PMID: 38621496 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2024] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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From an economic standpoint, reproductive characteristics are fundamental for sustainable production, particularly for monotocous livestock like cattle. A longer inter-calving interval is indicative of low reproductive capacity. This issue changes the dynamics of current and future lactations since it necessitates more inseminations, veterinary care, and hormone interventions. Various reproductive phenotypes, including ovulation, mating, fertility, pregnancy, embryonic growth, and calving-related traits, are observed in dairy cattle, and these traits have been associated with several QTLs. Calving ease, age at puberty, scrotal circumference, and inseminations per conception have been associated with 4437, 10623, 10498, and 2476 Quantitative Trait Loci (QTLs), respectively. This data offers valuable insights into enhancing and comprehending reproductive traits in livestock breeding. Studying QTLs associated with reproductive traits has far-reaching implications across various fields, from agriculture and animal husbandry to human health, evolutionary biology, and conservation. It provides the foundation for informed breeding practices, advances in biotechnology, and a deeper understanding of the genetic underpinnings of reproduction.
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- Manjit Panigrahi
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India.
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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Rajawat D, Ghildiyal K, Sonejita Nayak S, Sharma A, Parida S, Kumar S, Ghosh AK, Singh U, Sivalingam J, Bhushan B, Dutt T, Panigrahi M. Genome-wide mining of diversity and evolutionary signatures revealed selective hotspots in Indian Sahiwal cattle. Gene 2024; 901:148178. [PMID: 38242377 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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The Sahiwal cattle breed is the best indigenous dairy cattle breed, and it plays a pivotal role in the Indian dairy industry. This is due to its exceptional milk-producing potential, adaptability to local tropical conditions, and its resilience to ticks and diseases. The study aimed to identify selective sweeps and estimate intrapopulation genetic diversity parameters in Sahiwal cattle using ddRAD sequencing-based genotyping data from 82 individuals. After applying filtering criteria, 78,193 high-quality SNPs remained for further analysis. The population exhibited an average minor allele frequency of 0.221 ± 0.119. Genetic diversity metrics, including observed (0.597 ± 0.196) and expected heterozygosity (0.433 ± 0.096), nucleotide diversity (0.327 ± 0.114), the proportion of polymorphic SNPs (0.726), and allelic richness (1.323 ± 0.134), indicated ample genomic diversity within the breed. Furthermore, an effective population size of 74 was observed in the most recent generation. The overall mean linkage disequilibrium (r2) for pairwise SNPs was 0.269 ± 0.057. Moreover, a greater proportion of short Runs of Homozygosity (ROH) segments were observed suggesting that there may be low levels of recent inbreeding in this population. The genomic inbreeding coefficients, computed using different inbreeding estimates (FHOM, FUNI, FROH, and FGROM), ranged from -0.0289 to 0.0725. Subsequently, we found 146 regions undergoing selective sweeps using five distinct statistical tests: Tajima's D, CLR, |iHS|, |iHH12|, and ROH. These regions, located in non-overlapping 500 kb windows, were mapped and revealed various protein-coding genes associated with enhanced immune systems and disease resistance (IFNL3, IRF8, BLK), as well as production traits (NRXN1, PLCE1, GHR). Notably, we identified interleukin 2 (IL2) on Chr17: 35217075-35223276 as a gene linked to tick resistance and uncovered a cluster of genes (HSPA8, UBASH3B, ADAMTS18, CRTAM) associated with heat stress. These findings indicate the evolutionary impact of natural and artificial selection on the environmental adaptation of the Sahiwal cattle population.
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- Divya Rajawat
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Pharmacology & Toxicology Division, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
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- ICAR Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India.
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Rajawat D, Panigrahi M, Nayak SS, Bhushan B, Mishra BP, Dutt T. Dissecting the genomic regions of selection on the X chromosome in different cattle breeds. 3 Biotech 2024; 14:50. [PMID: 38268984 PMCID: PMC10803714 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-023-03905-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
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Mammalian X and Y chromosomes independently evolved from various autosomes approximately 300 million years ago (MYA). To fully understand the relationship between genomic composition and phenotypic diversity arising due to the course of evolution, we have scanned regions of selection signatures on the X chromosome in different cattle breeds. In this study, we have prepared the datasets of 184 individuals of different cattle breeds and explored the complete X chromosome by utilizing four within-population and two between-population methods. There were 23, 25, 30, 17, 17, and 12 outlier regions identified in Tajima's D, CLR, iHS, ROH, FST, and XP-EHH. Bioinformatics analysis showed that these regions harbor important candidate genes like AKAP4 for reproduction in Brown Swiss, MBTS2 for production traits in Brown Swiss and Guernsey, CXCR3 and CITED1 for health traits in Jersey and Nelore, and BMX and CD40LG for regulation of X chromosome inactivation in Nelore and Gir. We identified genes shared among multiple methods, such as TRNAC-GCA and IL1RAPL1, which appeared in Tajima's D, ROH, and iHS analyses. The gene TRNAW-CCA was found in ROH, CLR and iHS analyses. The X chromosome exhibits a distinctive interaction between demographic factors and genetic variations, and these findings may provide new insight into the X-linked selection in different cattle breeds.
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- Divya Rajawat
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP 243122 India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP 243122 India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP 243122 India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP 243122 India
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal, Karnal, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP 243122 India
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Nayak SS, Panigrahi M, Rajawat D, Jain K, Sharma A, Bhushan B, Dutt T. Unique footprints of balancing selection in bovine genome. 3 Biotech 2024; 14:55. [PMID: 38282911 PMCID: PMC10817884 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-024-03914-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
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Balancing selection is the process of selection that preserves various alleles within a population. Studying the areas undergoing balancing selection is essential, because it preserves genetic diversity in a population. Finding genes that exhibit signs of balancing selection during the domestication of cattle is the goal of this study. To identify regions where polymorphism has persisted in the cattle population for millions of years, we examined the genome of cattle. In this study, we used bovine SNP 50 k data to conduct a detailed genome-wide assessment of selection signatures for balancing selection. We have included the genotyped data from 427 animals, including five taurines, two crossbreds, and eight Indian cattle breeds. For this study, we employed Tajima's D approach to identify signature regions undergoing balancing selection. Using the NCBI database, PANTHER 17.0, and CattleQTL database, the annotation was carried out after finding the relevant areas under balancing selection. The number of genomic regions undergoing balancing selection in Ayrshire, Brown-Swiss, Frieswal, Gir, Guernsey, Hariana, Holstein Friesian, Jersey, Kankrej, Nelore, Ongole, Red Sindhi, Sahiwal, Tharparkar, and Vrindavani was 11, 13, 13, 19, 18, 11, 17, 14, 14, 12, 10, 12, 13, 13, and 11, respectively. We have observed multiple immune system-related genes going through balancing selection, including KIT, NFATC2, GBP4, LRRC32, SYT7, RAG1, RAG2, LOC513659, and ZBTB17. In our study, we found that the majority of the immune-related genes and a few genes associated with growth, reproduction, production, and adaptation are undergoing balancing selection.
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- Sonali Sonejita Nayak
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP 243122 India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP 243122 India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP 243122 India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP 243122 India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP 243122 India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP 243122 India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP 243122 India
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Vaidhya A, Ghildiyal K, Rajawat D, Nayak SS, Parida S, Panigrahi M. Relevance of pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics in veterinary clinical practice: A review. Anim Genet 2024; 55:3-19. [PMID: 37990577 DOI: 10.1111/age.13376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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The recent advances in high-throughput next-generation sequencing technologies have heralded the arrival of the Big Data era. As a result, the use of pharmacogenetics in drug discovery and individualized drug therapy has transformed the field of precision medicine. This paradigm shift in drug development programs has effectively reshaped the old drug development practices, which were primarily concerned with the physiological status of patients for drug development. Pharmacogenomics bridges the gap between pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, advancing current diagnostic and treatment strategies and enabling personalized and targeted drug therapy. The primary goals of pharmacogenetic studies are to improve drug efficacy and minimize toxicities, to identify novel drug targets, to estimate drug dosage for personalized medicine, and to incorporate it as a routine diagnostic for disease susceptibility. Although pharmacogenetics has numerous applications in individualized drug therapy and drug development, it is in its infancy in veterinary medicine. The objective of this review is to present an overview of historical landmarks, current developments in various animal species, challenges and future perspectives of genomics in drug development and dosage optimization for individualized medicine in veterinary subjects.
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- Ayushi Vaidhya
- Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, India
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Nayak SS, Panigrahi M, Rajawat D, Ghildiyal K, Sharma A, Jain K, Bhushan B, Dutt T. Deciphering climate resilience in Indian cattle breeds by selection signature analyses. Trop Anim Health Prod 2024; 56:46. [PMID: 38233536 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-023-03879-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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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 context of climate adaptation, the signature of selection can reveal the genetic basis of adaptive traits that enable organisms to survive and thrive in changing environmental conditions. Breeds living in diverse agroecological zones exhibit genetic "footprints" within their genomes that mirror the influence of climate-induced selective pressures, subsequently impacting phenotypic variance. It is assumed that the genomes of animals residing in these regions have been altered through selection for various climatic adaptations. These regions are known as signatures of selection and can be identified using various summary statistics. We examined genotypic data from eight different cattle breeds (Gir, Hariana, Kankrej, Nelore, Ongole, Red Sindhi, Sahiwal, and Tharparkar) that are adapted to diverse regional climates. To identify selection signature regions in this investigation, we used four intra-population statistics: Tajima's D, CLR, iHS, and ROH. In this study, we utilized Bovine 50 K chip data and four genome scan techniques to assess the genetic regions of positive selection for high-temperature adaptation. We have also performed a genome-wide investigation of genetic diversity, inbreeding, and effective population size in our target dataset. We identified potential regions for selection that are likely to be caused by adverse climatic conditions. We observed many adaptation genes in several potential selection signature areas. These include genes like HSPB2, HSPB3, HSP20, HSP90AB1, HSF4, HSPA1B, CLPB, GAP43, MITF, and MCHR1 which have been reported in the cattle populations that live in varied climatic regions. The findings demonstrated that genes involved in disease resistance and thermotolerance were subjected to intense selection. The findings have implications for marker-assisted breeding, understanding the genetic landscape of climate-induced adaptation, putting breeding and conservation programs into action.
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- Sonali Sonejita Nayak
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, UP, India.
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, UP, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, UP, India
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Kumar H, Panigrahi M, G Strillacci M, Sonejita Nayak S, Rajawat D, Ghildiyal K, Bhushan B, Dutt T. Detection of genome-wide copy number variation in Murrah buffaloes. Anim Biotechnol 2023; 34:3783-3795. [PMID: 37381739 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2023.2227670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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Riverine Buffaloes, especially the Murrah breed because of their adaptability to harsh climatic conditions, is farmed in many countries to convert low-quality feed into valuable dairy products and meat. Here, we investigated the copy number variations (CNVs) in 296 Murrah buffalo using the Axiom® Buffalo Genotyping Array 90K (Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA, USA). The CNVs were detected on the autosomes, using the Copy Number Analysis Module (CNAM) using the univariate analysis. 7937 CNVs were detected in 279 Buffaloes, the average length of the CNVs was 119,048.87 bp that ranged between 7800 and 4,561,030 bp. These CNVs were accounting for 10.33% of the buffalo genome, which was comparable to cattle, sheep, and goat CNV analyses. Further, CNVs were merged and 1541 CNVRs were detected using the Bedtools-mergeBed command. 485 genes were annotated within 196 CNVRs that were identified in at least 10 animals of Murrah population. Out of these, 40 CNVRs contained 59 different genes that were associated with 69 different traits. Overall, the study identified a significant number of CNVs and CNVRs in the Murrah breed of buffalo, with a wide range of lengths and frequencies across the autosomes. The identified CNVRs contained genes associated with important traits related to production and reproduction, making them potentially important targets for future breeding and genetic improvement efforts.
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- Harshit Kumar
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Lodi, Italy
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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Nayak SS, Panigrahi M, Rajawat D, Ghildiyal K, Sharma A, Parida S, Bhushan B, Mishra BP, Dutt T. Comprehensive selection signature analyses in dairy cattle exploiting purebred and crossbred genomic data. Mamm Genome 2023; 34:615-631. [PMID: 37843569 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-023-10021-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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The main objective of the current research was to locate, annotate, and highlight specific areas of the bovine genome that are undergoing intense positive selection. Here, we are analyzing selection signatures in crossbred (Bos taurus X Bos indicus), taurine (Bos taurus), and indicine (Bos indicus) cattle breeds. Indicine cattle breeds found throughout India are known for their higher heat tolerance and disease resilience. More breeds and more methods can provide a better understanding of the selection signature. So, we have worked on nine distinct cattle breeds utilizing seven different summary statistics, which is a fairly extensive approach. In this study, we carried out a thorough genome-wide investigation of selection signatures using bovine 50K SNP data. We have included the genotyped data of two taurine, two crossbreds, and five indicine cattle breeds, for a total of 320 animals. During the 1950s, these indicine (cebuine) cattle breeds were exported with the aim of enhancing the resilience of taurine breeds in Western countries. For this study, we employed seven summary statistics, including intra-population, i.e., Tajima's D, CLR, iHS, and ROH and inter-population statistics, i.e., FST, XP-EHH, and Rsb. The NCBI database, PANTHER 17.0, and CattleQTL database were used for annotation after finding the important areas under selection. Some genes, including EPHA6, CTNNA2, NPFFR2, HS6ST3, NPR3, KCNIP4, LIPK, SDCBP, CYP7A1, NSMAF, UBXN2B, UGDH, UBE2K, and DAB1, were shown to be shared by three or more different approaches. Therefore, it gives evidence of the most intense selection in these areas. These genes are mostly linked to milk production and adaptability traits. This study also reveals selection regions that contain genes which are crucial to numerous biological functions, including those associated with milk production, coat color, glucose metabolism, oxidative stress response, immunity and circadian rhythms.
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- Sonali Sonejita Nayak
- Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, 243122, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, 243122, India.
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- Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, 243122, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, 243122, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, 243122, India
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- Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, 243122, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, 243122, India
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal, Haryana, 132001, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, 243122, India
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Panigrahi M, Rajawat D, Nayak SS, Ghildiyal K, Sharma A, Jain K, Lei C, Bhushan B, Mishra BP, Dutt T. Landmarks in the history of selective sweeps. Anim Genet 2023; 54:667-688. [PMID: 37710403 DOI: 10.1111/age.13355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Half a century ago, a seminal article on the hitchhiking effect by Smith and Haigh inaugurated the concept of the selection signature. Selective sweeps are characterised by the rapid spread of an advantageous genetic variant through a population and hence play an important role in shaping evolution and research on genetic diversity. The process by which a beneficial allele arises and becomes fixed in a population, leading to a increase in the frequency of other linked alleles, is known as genetic hitchhiking or genetic draft. Kimura's neutral theory and hitchhiking theory are complementary, with Kimura's neutral evolution as the 'null model' and positive selection as the 'signal'. Both are widely accepted in evolution, especially with genomics enabling precise measurements. Significant advances in genomic technologies, such as next-generation sequencing, high-density SNP arrays and powerful bioinformatics tools, have made it possible to systematically investigate selection signatures in a variety of species. Although the history of selection signatures is relatively recent, progress has been made in the last two decades, owing to the increasing availability of large-scale genomic data and the development of computational methods. In this review, we embark on a journey through the history of research on selective sweeps, ranging from early theoretical work to recent empirical studies that utilise genomic data.
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- Manjit Panigrahi
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Biotechnology, ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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Nayak SS, Panigrahi M, Kumar H, Rajawat D, Sharma A, Bhushan B, Dutt T. Evidence for selective sweeps in the MHC gene repertoire of various cattle breeds. Anim Biotechnol 2023; 34:4167-4173. [PMID: 37039747 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2023.2196317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) genes are among the immune genes that have been extensively studied in vertebrates and are necessary for adaptive immunity. In the immunological response to infectious diseases, they play several significant roles. This research paper provides the selection signatures in the MHC region of the bovine genome as well as how certain genes related to innate immunity are undergoing a positive selective sweep. Here, we investigated signatures of historical selection on MHC genes in 15 different cattle populations and a total of 427 individuals. To identify the selection signatures, we have used three separate summary statistics. The findings show potential selection signatures in cattle from whom we isolated genes involved in the MHC. The most significant regions related to the bovine MHC are BOLA, non-classical MHC class I antigen (BOLA-NC1), Microneme protein 1 (MIC1) , Cluster of Differentiation 244 (CD244), Gap Junction Alpha-5 Protein (GJA5). It will be possible to gain new insight into immune system evolution by understanding the distinctive characteristics of MHC in cattle.
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- Sonali Sonejita Nayak
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP, India
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Saravanan KA, Rajawat D, Kumar H, Nayak SS, Bhushan B, Dutt T, Panigrahi M. Signatures of selection in riverine buffalo populations revealed by genome-wide SNP data. Anim Biotechnol 2023; 34:3343-3354. [PMID: 36384399 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2022.2145292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The detection of selection signatures assists in understanding domestication, evolution, and the identification of genomic regions related to adaptation and production traits in buffaloes. The emergence of high-throughput technologies like Next Generation Sequencing and SNP genotyping had expanded our ability to detect these signatures of selection. In this study, we sought to identify signatures of selection in five buffalo populations (Brazilian Murrah, Bulgarian Murrah, Indian Murrah, Nili-Ravi, and Kundi) using Axiom Buffalo 90 K Genotyping Array data. Using seven different methodologies (Tajima's D, CLR, ROH, iHS, FST, FLK and hapFLK), we identified selection signatures in 374 genomic regions, spanning a total of 381 genes and 350 quantitative trait loci (QTLs). Among these, several candidate genes were associated with QTLs for milk production, reproduction, growth and carcass traits. The genes and QTLs reported in this study provide insight into selection signals shaping the genome of buffalo breeds. Our findings can aid in further genomic association studies, genomic prediction, and the implementation of breeding programmes in Indian buffaloes.
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- K A Saravanan
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India
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Rajawat D, Panigrahi M, Nayak SS, Ghildiyal K, Sharma A, Kumar H, Parida S, Bhushan B, Gaur GK, Mishra BP, Dutt T. Uncovering genes underlying coat color variation in indigenous cattle breeds through genome-wide positive selection. Anim Biotechnol 2023; 34:3920-3933. [PMID: 37493405 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2023.2240387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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The identification of candidate genes related to pigmentation and under selective sweep provides insights into the genetic basis of pigmentation and the evolutionary forces that have shaped this variation. The selective sweep events in the genes responsible for normal coat color in Indian cattle groups are still unknown. To find coat color genes displaying signs of selective sweeps in the indigenous cattle, we compiled a list of candidate genes previously investigated for their association with coat color and pigmentation. After that, we performed a genome-wide scan of positive selection signatures using the BovineSNP50K Bead Chip in 187 individuals of seven indigenous breeds. We applied a wide range of methods to find evidence of selection, such as Tajima's D, CLR, iHS, varLD, ROH, and FST. We found a total of sixteen genes under selective sweep, that were involved in coat color and pigmentation physiology. These genes are CRIM1 in Gir, MC1R in Sahiwal, MYO5A, PMEL and POMC in Tharparkar, TYRP1, ERBB2, and ASIP in Red Sindhi, MITF, LOC789175, PAX3 and TYR in Ongole, and IRF2, SDR165 and, KIT in Nelore, ADAMTS19 in Hariana. These genes are related to melanin synthesis, the biology of melanocytes and melanosomes, and the migration and survival of melanocytes during development.
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- Divya Rajawat
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Division, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India
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- Animal Biotechnology Division, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, India
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Ghildiyal K, Nayak SS, Rajawat D, Sharma A, Chhotaray S, Bhushan B, Dutt T, Panigrahi M. Genomic insights into the conservation of wild and domestic animal diversity: A review. Gene 2023; 886:147719. [PMID: 37597708 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.147719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/21/2023]
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Due to environmental change and anthropogenic activities, global biodiversity has suffered an unprecedented loss, and the world is now heading toward the sixth mass extinction event. This urges the need to step up our efforts to promote the sustainable use of animal genetic resources and plan effective strategies for their conservation. Although habitat preservation and restoration are the primary means of conserving biodiversity, genomic technologies offer a variety of novel tools for identifying biodiversity hotspots and thus, support conservation efforts. Conservation genomics is a broad area of science that encompasses the application of genomic data from thousands or tens of thousands of genome-wide markers to address important conservation biology concerns. Genomic approaches have revolutionized the way we understand and manage animal populations, providing tools to identify and preserve unique genetic variants and alleles responsible for adaptive genetic variation, reducing the deleterious consequences of inbreeding, and increasing the adaptive potential of threatened species. The advancement of genomic technologies, particularly comparative genomic approaches, and the increased accessibility of genomic resources in the form of genome-enabled taxa for non-model organisms, provides a distinct advantage in defining conservation units over traditional genetics approaches. The objective of this review is to provide an exhaustive overview of the concept of conservation genomics, discuss the rationale behind the transition from conservation genetics to genomic approaches, and emphasize the potential applications of genomic techniques for conservation purposes. We also highlight interesting case studies in both livestock and wildlife species where genomic techniques have been used to accomplish conservation goals. Finally, we address some challenges and future perspectives in this field.
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- Kanika Ghildiyal
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Animal Genetics and Breeding Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India.
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Saravanan KA, Panigrahi M, Kumar H, Nayak SS, Rajawat D, Bhushan B, Dutt T. Progress and future perspectives of livestock genomics in India: a mini review. Anim Biotechnol 2023; 34:1979-1987. [PMID: 35369840 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2022.2056046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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The field of genetics has evolved a lot after the emergence of molecular and advanced genomic technologies. The advent of Next Generation Sequencing, SNP genotyping platforms and simultaneous reduction in the cost of sequencing had opened the door to genomic research in farm animals. There are various applications of genomics in livestock, such as the use of genomic data: (i) to investigate genetic diversity and breed composition/population structure (ii) to identify genetic variants and QTLs related to economically important and ecological traits, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and genomic signatures of selection; (iii) to enhance breeding programs by genomic selection. Compared to traditional methods, genomic selection is expected to improve selection response by increasing selection accuracy and reducing the generation interval due to early selection. Genomic selection (GS) in developed countries has led to rapid genetic gains, especially in dairy cattle, due to a well-established genetic evaluation system. Indian livestock system is still lagging behind developed nations in adopting these technologies. This review discusses the current status, challenges, and future perspectives of livestock genomics in India.
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- K A Saravanan
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, UP, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, UP, India
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Ghildiyal K, Panigrahi M, Kumar H, Rajawat D, Nayak SS, Lei C, Bhushan B, Dutt T. Selection signatures for fiber production in commercial species: A review. Anim Genet 2023; 54:3-23. [PMID: 36352515 DOI: 10.1111/age.13272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Natural fibers derived from diverse animal species have gained increased attention in recent years due to their favorable environmental effects, long-term sustainability benefits, and remarkable physical and mechanical properties that make them valuable raw materials used for textile and non-textile production. Domestication and selective breeding for the economically significant fiber traits play an imperative role in shaping the genomes and, thus, positively impact the overall productivity of the various fiber-producing species. These selection pressures leave unique footprints on the genome due to alteration in the allelic frequencies at specific loci, characterizing selective sweeps. Recent advances in genomics have enabled the discovery of selection signatures across the genome using a variety of methods. The increased demand for 'green products' manufactured from natural fibers necessitates a detailed investigation of the genomes of the various fiber-producing plant and animal species to identify the candidate genes associated with important fiber attributes such as fiber diameter/fineness, color, length, and strength, among others. The objective of this review is to present a comprehensive overview of the concept of selection signature and selective sweeps, discuss the main methods used for its detection, and address the selection signature studies conducted so far in the diverse fiber-producing animal species.
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- Kanika Ghildiyal
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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Panigrahi M, Kumar H, Saravanan KA, Rajawat D, Sonejita Nayak S, Ghildiyal K, Kaisa K, Parida S, Bhushan B, Dutt T. Trajectory of livestock genomics in South Asia: A comprehensive review. Gene 2022; 843:146808. [PMID: 35973570 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.146808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Livestock plays a central role in sustaining human livelihood in South Asia. There are numerous and distinct livestock species in South Asian countries. Several of them have experienced genetic development in recent years due to the application of genomic technologies and effective breeding programs. This review discusses genomic studies on cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig, horse, camel, yak, mithun, and poultry. The frontiers covered in this review are genetic diversity, admixture studies, selection signature research, QTL discovery, genome-wide association studies (GWAS), and genomic selection. The review concludes with recommendations for South Asian livestock systems to increasingly leverage genomic technologies, based on the lessons learned from the numerous case studies. This paper aims to present a comprehensive analysis of the dichotomy in the South Asian livestock sector and argues that a realistic approach to genomics in livestock can ensure long-term genetic advancements.
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- Manjit Panigrahi
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India.
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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Kumar H, Panigrahi M, Panwar A, Rajawat D, Nayak SS, Saravanan KA, Kaisa K, Parida S, Bhushan B, Dutt T. Machine-Learning Prospects for Detecting Selection Signatures Using Population Genomics Data. J Comput Biol 2022; 29:943-960. [PMID: 35639362 DOI: 10.1089/cmb.2021.0447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Natural selection has been given a lot of attention because it relates to the adaptation of populations to their environments, both biotic and abiotic. An allele is selected when it is favored by natural selection. Consequently, the favored allele increases in frequency in the population and neighboring linked variation diminishes, causing so-called selective sweeps. A high-throughput genomic sequence allows one to disentangle the evolutionary forces at play in populations. With the development of high-throughput genome sequencing technologies, it has become easier to detect these selective sweeps/selection signatures. Various methods can be used to detect selective sweeps, from simple implementations using summary statistics to complex statistical approaches. One of the important problems of these statistical models is the potential to provide inaccurate results when their assumptions are violated. The use of machine learning (ML) in population genetics has been introduced as an alternative method of detecting selection by treating the problem of detecting selection signatures as a classification problem. Since the availability of population genomics data is increasing, researchers may incorporate ML into these statistical models to infer signatures of selection with higher predictive accuracy and better resolution. This article describes how ML can be used to aid in detecting and studying natural selection patterns using population genomic data.
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- Harshit Kumar
- Divisions of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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- Divisions of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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- Divisions of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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- Divisions of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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- Divisions of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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- Divisions of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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- Divisions of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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- Divisions of Pharmacology and Toxicology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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- Divisions of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
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Saravanan KA, Panigrahi M, Kumar H, Rajawat D, Nayak SS, Bhushan B, Dutt T. Role of genomics in combating COVID-19 pandemic. Gene 2022; 823:146387. [PMID: 35248659 PMCID: PMC8894692 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.146387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) quickly swept over the world, becoming one of the most devastating outbreaks in human history. Being the first pandemic in the post-genomic era, advancements in genomics contributed significantly to scientific understanding and public health response to COVID-19. Genomic technologies have been employed by researchers all over the world to better understand the biology of SARS-CoV-2 and its origin, genomic diversity, and evolution. Worldwide genomic resources have greatly aided in the investigation of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has ushered in a new era of genomic surveillance, wherein scientists are tracking the changes of the SARS-CoV-2 genome in real-time at the international and national levels. Availability of genomic and proteomic information enables the rapid development of molecular diagnostics and therapeutics. The advent of high-throughput sequencing and genome editing technologies led to the development of modern vaccines. We briefly discuss the impact of genomics in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in this review.
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- K A Saravanan
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India.
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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Rajawat D, Panigrahi M, Kumar H, Nayak SS, Parida S, Bhushan B, Gaur GK, Dutt T, Mishra BP. Identification of important genomic footprints using eight different selection signature statistics in domestic cattle breeds. Gene 2022; 816:146165. [PMID: 35026292 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2021.146165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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In the present study, the population genomic data of different cattle breeds were explored to decipher the genomic regions affected due to selective events and reflected in the productive, reproductive, thermo-tolerance, and health-related traits. To find out these genomic deviations due to selective sweeps, we used eight different statistical tools (Tajima's D, Fu & Li's D*, CLR, ROH, iHS, FST, FLK, and hapFLK) on seven indigenous and five exotic cattle breeds. We further performed composite analysis by comparing their covariance matrix. Several candidate genes were found to be related to milk production (ADARB, WDR70, and CA8), reproductive (PARN, FAM134B2, and ZBTB20), and health-related traits (SP110, CXCL2, CLXCL3, CXCL5, IRF8, and MYOM1). The outcome of this investigation provides a basis for detecting selective sweeps that explain the genetic variation of traits. They may possess functional importance for multiple cattle breeds in different subcontinents. However, further studies are required to improve the findings using high-density arrays or whole-genome sequencing with higher resolution and greater sample sizes.
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- Divya Rajawat
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India.
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Biotechnology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, UP, India
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Pal D, Panigrahi M, Chhotaray S, Kumar H, Nayak SS, Rajawat D, Parida S, Gaur GK, Dutt T, Bhushan B. Unraveling genetic admixture in the Indian crossbred cattle by different approaches using Bovine 50K BeadChip. Trop Anim Health Prod 2022; 54:135. [PMID: 35292868 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-022-03133-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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With the upsurge of crossbreeding in India, the admixture levels are highly unpredictable in the composite breeds. Hence, in the present study, 72 Vrindavani animals were assessed for the level of admixture from their known ancestors that are Holstein-Friesian, Jersey, Brown Swiss, and Hariana, through three different software, namely, STRUCTURE, ADMIXTURE, and frappe. The genotype data for ancestral breeds were obtained from a public repository, i.e., DRYAD. The Frieswal crossbred cattle along with ancestral breeds like Holstein-Friesian and Sahiwal were also investigated for the level of admixture with the help of the above-mentioned software. The Frieswal population was found to comprise an average of 62.49, 61.12, and 61.21% of Holstein-Friesian and 37.50, 38.88, and 38.80% of Sahiwal estimated through STRUCTURE, ADMIXTURE, and frappe, respectively. The Vrindavani population was found to consist of on average 39.5, 42.4, and 42.3% of Holstein-Friesian; 22.9, 22.3, and 21.7% of Jersey; 10.7, 10.6, and 11.9% of Brown Swiss; and 26.9, 24.7, and 24.1% of Hariana blood estimated through STRUCTURE, ADMIXTURE, and frappe, respectively. A greater degree of variation was noted in the results from STRUCTURE vs. frappe, STRUCTURE vs. ADMIXTURE than in ADMIXTURE vs. frappe. From this study, we conclude that the admixture analysis based on a single software should be validated through the use of many different approaches for better prediction of admixture levels.
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- Dhan Pal
- Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Uttar Pradesh, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Uttar Pradesh, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, India.
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- Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Uttar Pradesh, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Uttar Pradesh, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Uttar Pradesh, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Uttar Pradesh, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, India
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- Division of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, UP, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, UP, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, UP, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Uttar Pradesh, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, India
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Panigrahi M, Kumar H, Nayak SS, Rajawat D, Parida S, Bhushan B, Sharma A, Dutt T. Molecular characterization of CRBR2 fragment of TLR4 gene in association with mastitis in Vrindavani cattle. Microb Pathog 2022; 165:105483. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2022.105483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Kumar H, Panigrahi M, Saravanan KA, Rajawat D, Parida S, Bhushan B, Gaur GK, Dutt T, Mishra BP, Singh RK. Genome-wide detection of copy number variations in Tharparkar cattle. Anim Biotechnol 2021; 34:448-455. [PMID: 34191685 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2021.1942027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Copy number variations (CNVs) are major forms of genetic variation with an increasing importance in animal genomics. This study used the Illumina BovineSNP 50 K BeadChip to detect the genome-wide CNVs in the Tharparkar cattle. With the aid of PennCNV software, we noticed a total of 447 copy number variation regions (CNVRs) across the autosomal genome, occupying nearly 2.17% of the bovine genome. The average size of detected CNVRs was found to be 122.2 kb, the smallest CNVR being 50.02 kb in size, to the largest being 1,232.87 Kb. Enrichment analyses of the genes in these CNVRs gave significant associations with molecular adaptation-related Gene Ontology (GO) terms. Most CNVR genes were significantly enriched for specific biological functions; signaling pathways, sensory responses to stimuli, and various cellular processes. In addition, QTL analysis of CNVRs described them to be linked with economically essential traits in cattle. The findings here provide crucial information for constructing a more comprehensive CNVR map for the indigenous cattle genome.
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- Harshit Kumar
- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Livestock Production and Management Section, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Biotechnology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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- Division of Animal Biotechnology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India
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Rimdusit S, Koetsawang A, Koetsawang S, Tanapongpipatana S, Rajawat D. A study of the endometrium in intrauterine contraceptive device users. J Med Assoc Thai 1970; 53:843-8. [PMID: 5532417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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