Genomic structure and marker-derived gene networks for growth and meat quality traits of Brazilian Nelore beef cattle.
Mauricio de Alvarenga MudaduLaercio R Porto-NetoFabiana B MokryPolyana C TiziotoPriscila S N OliveiraRymer R TullioRenata T NassuSimone C M NiciuraPatrícia TholonMaurício M AlencarRoberto H HigaAntônio N RosaGélson L D FeijóAndré L J FerrazLuiz O C SilvaSérgio R MedeirosDante P LannaMichele L NascimentoAmália S ChavesAndrea R D L SouzaIrineu U PackerRoberto A A TorresFabiane SiqueiraGerson B MourãoLuiz L CoutinhoAntonio ReverterLuciana C A RegitanoPublished in: BMC genomics (2016)
The diversity of the Nelore sample studied is not high enough to differentiate among families neither by sires nor by using the available ancestral lineage information. The gene networks constructed from the AWM/PCIT methodology were a useful alternative in characterizing genes and gene networks that were allegedly influential in growth and meat quality traits in Nelore cattle.