Epigenetic Variation Influences on Livestock Production and Disease Traits
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Epigenomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2022) | Viewed by 1860
Special Issue Editors
Interests: livestock; genomics; epigenetics; recombination; prion disease; cytogenetics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Accumulating evidence shows that epigenetic marks (including DNA methylation, chromatin remodeling, histone modifications, and other molecules that can transmit epigenetic information) can influence livestock species in gene expression and phenotypic outcomes. The data currently available show that epigenetic factors play an important role in the expression of imprinting genes, cellular processes, fat metabolism, and the development of muscle tissue in livestock. Meanwhile, there is already compelling evidence that various additives in the diet have the ability to induce epigenetic modifications of phenotypic variability. There is growing pressure to increase livestock production in light of an expanding human population and environmental challenges, but the related epigenetic data on livestock to complement genomic information and support advances in improvement breeding and health management is limited. In this Special Issue, we will examine the recent discoveries on epigenetic processes due to DNA methylation, histone modification, and chromatin remodeling and their impacts on disease traits and production traits in livestock, and discuss the influence of epigenetic factors on livestock health and productivity, which would be very vital to improve livestock productivity.
Dr. Brenda Murdoch
Dr. Stephanie McKay
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- epigenetics
- methylation
- histone modification
- livestock
