Functional Genomics and Breeding of Animals
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 March 2025 | Viewed by 63
Special Issue Editor
Interests: livestock genomes and transcriptomes; population genetics; whole-genome sequencing; genome-wide association studies; animal biodiversity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Animal breeding is entering the big data era. With the rapid development of high-throughput sequencing technology, the generation of multi-omics data in livestock has been accelerated, leading to the arrival of a new era of "animal breeding big data". This not only provides new opportunities and challenges for animal breeding, but also provides new possibilities for the genetic analysis of economically important traits in animals. Understanding the economically important traits of animals can be used for management interventions in breeding programs and agricultural innovations.
Large-scale molecular markers and precise phenotypic data provide an important basis for the GWAS application and QTL mapping. Population genetics is a subfield of genetics that deals with genetic differences within and between populations, helping to explain the genetic background of the studied population and provide some key information on the application of GWAS. In addition, omic studies will facilitate and accelerate the breeding process and provide applications for genetic improvement, such as GS and MAS.
This Special Issue, "Functional Genomics and Breeding of Animals", will cover a range of research topics and review articles on the latest developments in genomics, transcriptomics, population genetics, and other multi-omics that can strengthen breeding strategies and advance the breeding process of livestock species.
Dr. Tingxian Deng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- animal breeding
- genetic marker
- RNA-seq
- genome
- population genetics
- economical important traits
- omics
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
1. Title: Hepatic transcriptome reveal potential key genes contributing to differential milk performance
2. Title: Advances in the Application of Single-Cell Transcriptomics in cattle genetics and breeding
