Bovine Genomics provides a thorough overview of bovine genetics and genomics in the post-sequencing era. Covering the topic from its roots in quantitative genetic through to applications of the most up-to-date technologies, this volume will serve as a definitive source of information on bovine genomics. Bovine Genomics opens with chapters that look at the origins of cattle domestication and Mendelian inheritanceof key traits, then transitions from quantitative genetics to genomics, with six chapters spanning the mapping to sequencing phases of bovine genome research making up the core of the book. The final section focuses on applications of genomic information, including informatics, QTL mapping, marker assisted selection, and the application of genomics to gene discovery. Bovine Genomics will be an essential resource for all researchers and professional working in the livestock and genomics fields.
List of Contributors
Chapter 1. The Origins of Cattle
Matthew D. Teasdale and Daniel G. Bradley
Chapter 2. Mendelian Inheritance in Cattle
Frank Nicholas
Chapter 3. Genetics of Coat Color in Cattle
Sheila M. Schmutz
Chapter 4. From Quantitative Genetics to Quantitative Genomics: A Personal Odyssey
Morris Soller
Chapter 5. Cartography of the Bovine Genome
James E. Womack
Chapter 6. History of Linkage Mapping the Bovine Genome
Stephanie D. McKay and Robert D. Schnabel
Chapter 7. Bovine X and Y Chromosomes
F. Abel Ponce de Le´on and Wansheng Liu
Chapter 8. Cattle Comparative Genomics and Chromosomal Evolution
Denis M. Larkin
Chapter 9. Sequencing the Bovine Genome
Kim Worley and Richard Gibbs
Chapter 10. Bovine Genome Architecture
David L. Adelson
Chapter 11. Bovine Epigenetics and Epigenomics
Xiuchun (Cindy) Tian
Chapter 12. Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci
Joel I. Weller
Chapter 13. Genome-Wide Association Studies and Linkage Disequilibrium in Cattle
M. E. Goddard and B. J. Hayes
Chapter 14. Genomic Selection in Beef Cattle
Jeremy F. Taylor, Stephanie D. McKay, Megan M. Rolf, Holly R. Ramey, Jared E. Decker, and Robert D. Schnabel
Chapter 15. Impact of High-Throughput Genotyping and Sequencing on the Identification of Genes and Variants Underlying Phenotypic Variation in Domestic Cattle
Michel Georges
Index
James E. Womack is the W. P. Luse Endowed and Distinguished Professor of Veterinary Pathobiology at Texas A&M University and Professor of Animal Genetics and Disease, WCU Biomodulation Program, Seoul National University.