Genetic Regulation Mechanisms of Animal Reproduction
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2025) | Viewed by 1224
Special Issue Editors
Interests: animals; reproduction; molecular; regulation; genetics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Reproduction is the continuation of life and ensures species diversity and stability. The regulation of animal reproduction is an important process in maintaining species’ reproduction and survival. Animal reproductive activity is regulated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis system and is influenced by many factors. In animals, differences in genetic basis and molecular regulation mechanisms are formed by natural selection in their long-term evolution. The essence of reproductive differences between different animals is that animals have different genetic backgrounds. Reproductive performance is one of many important factors affecting the efficiency of animal production. Animal reproductive traits are low-heritability traits controlled by multiple genes. Revealing the genetic basis and molecular regulation mechanism of reproduction can help us understand the deep causes of reproductive law, and even provide possibilities for breeding new agricultural animal varieties through molecular breeding methods and increasing the number of rare animals, which is of great significance for promoting agricultural animal production and for protecting wild animals. Therefore, this Special Issue will focus on the genetic mechanisms of reproductive traits in different animals. In addition, we will analyze the genetic mechanisms and molecular regulatory networks of animal reproductive traits at DNA, RNA, protein, and chromatin levels using a variety of methods, including transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, monocytomics, and multiomics combined analysis.
Prof. Dr. He Huang
Guest Editor
Dr. Xue Wang
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- animal reproduction
- reproduction regulation
- molecular regulation
- reproductive performance
- animal production
- reproductive trait
- reproductive law
- genetic mechanisms
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