Using sheep genomes from diverse U.S. breeds to identify missense variants in genes affecting fecundity.

:  Access to sheep genome sequences significantly improves the chances of identifying genes that may influence the health, welfare, and productivity of these animals.   :  A public, searchable DNA sequence resource for U.S.

Using diverse U.S. beef cattle genomes to identify missense mutations in a gene associated with pulmonary hypertension.

The availability of whole genome sequence (WGS) data has made it possible to discover protein variants . However, existing bovine WGS databases do not show data in a form conducive to protein variant analysis, and tend to under represent the breadth of genetic diversity in global beef cattle. Thus, our first aim was to use 96 beef sires, sharing minimal pedigree relationships, to create a searchable and publicly viewable set of mapped genomes relevant for 19 popular breeds of U.