A 0.5-Mbp deletion on bovine chromosome 23 is a strong candidate for stillbirth in Nordic Red cattle.

Goutam SahanaTerhi Iso-TouruXiaoping WuUlrik Sander NielsenDirk-Jan de KoningMogens Sandø LundJohanna VilkkiBernt Guldbrandtsen

Published in: Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE (2016)

A deleted region of approximately 500 kb that spans three genes on BTA23 was identified and is a strong candidate QTL with a large effect on BI by increasing stillbirth.

Keyphrases

genome wide
copy number
high density
gene expression