Topical Collection "Genomics, Transcriptomics, and Computational Biology for Biodiversity Studies and Quality-Related Traits Selection in Livestock"
A topical collection in Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This collection belongs to the section "Animal Genetics and Genomics".
Editor
Topical Collection Information
Dear Colleagues,
Research efforts in livestock include the identification of the chromosomal regions and candidate genes related to novel complex and economically important traits, together with biodiversity and local breeds preservation.
Taking advantage of modern multi-omic approaches for complex traits like high-throughput genotyping, whole-genome sequencing, expression analysis (e.g., GWA studies and RNA sequencing analysis) and so on, it is useful to understand the degree of activation of the metabolic and physiological mechanisms involved with the traits of interest.
Additionally, molecular data are useful for biodiversity characterization, with the final purpose to gain knowledge about phylogenetic and molecular evolution, and the origin of breeds, so as to assess and exploit the genetic diversity of animal populations, in order to help the development of new selection programs using local breeds.
Moreover, performing studies at a DNA and RNA level, among breeds or populations, involves the use and the development of computational–bioinformatics tools to highlight, interpret, and visualize the results.
We invite original research papers on animal breeding, population genetics, genetic association studies, transcriptomics, and quantitative genomics in livestock, which address the biological mechanisms underlying the expression of complex (quantitative) traits, to give insight into the origin and impact of genetic variation and population stratification at the genome scale, so as to explore genomics opportunities for long-term selection strategies.
Assoc. Prof. Mariasilvia D'Andrea
Collection Editor
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Keywords
- genetics
- genomics
- transcriptomics
- animal breeding and selection
- population genetics
- novel candidate genes
- GWAS
- RNAseq
- computational biology
2021
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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.
Title: Dissecting the gene expression networks associated with Semimembranosus muscle fatty acid composition in Large White heavy pigs.
Authors: Martina Zappaterra1, Silvia Gioiosa2, Giovanni Chillemi3, Paolo Zambonelli1, and Roberta Davoli1
Affiliation: 1 Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 46, 40127 Bologna, Italy. 2 CINECA SuperComputing Applications and Innovation Department (SCAI), Via dei Tizii 6, 00185 Roma, Italy. 3 Dipartimento per la Innovazione nei sistemi Biologici, Agroalimentari e Forestali (DIBAF), La Tuscia University of Viterbo, Viterbo, Italy.
Title: Genome-wide scan on body weight in the Italian Charolais and Limousine beef cattle.
Authors: Christos Dadousis1,*, Maria Chiara Fabbri1, Stefano Biffani2, Riccardo Bozzi1
Affiliation: 1 Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali, Università di Firenze, Firenze, 50144, Italy. 2 Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, Milano, 20133, Italy.
Title: Linkage Disequilibrium and effective population size in Italian autochthonous beef breeds
Authors: Maria Chiara Fabbri 1*, Christos Dadousis 1 and Riccardo Bozzi 1,
Affiliation: 1 Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali, Università di Firenze, 50144 Firenze, Italy
Title: New emerging genetic tools to investigate molecular pathways related to heat stress in chickens
Authors: Francesco Perini1,*, Filippo Cendron2, Martino Cassandro2, Cesare Castellini1, Emiliano Lasagna1
Affiliation: 1 Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74, 06121 Perugia, PG, Italy. 2 Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy
Title: miRNA in milk: a genomic phenotype or an epigenetic regulator?
Authors: Michela Cintio1, Elisa Scarsella1, Tommaso Montanari1, Giulia Polacchini1, and Bruno Stefanon 1,*
Affiliation: 1 Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental, Animal Sciences, University of Udine, via delle Scienze 208, 33100 Udine, Italy
Title: Use of the multivariate discriminant analysis for genome wide association studies
Authors: Elisabetta Manca1, Alberto Cesarani1, Giustino Gaspa2, Silvia Sorbolini1, Nicolò P.P. Macciotta1 and Corrado Dimauro1,*
Affiliation: 1Università degli Studi di Sassari, Dipartimento di Agraria, Sassari, Italy 2Università degli studi di Torino, Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Ambientali, Grugliasco, Italy;

























