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Agriculture Victoria
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Genome-wide characterisation of leaf rust resistance loci in an Eastern European barley collection
Abstract Key message GWAS and inheritance testing uncovered known and potentially new genetic sources of leaf rust resistance in barley, mapping the dominant locus RphCaspian ( RphCas ) to chromosome 4HL in close physical proximity to Rph21. This study has unravelled the genetic...
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Within-family effect of ancestry on complex traits in a Mexican population
Abstract Human populations differ in disease prevalence and phenotypes, but the extent to which differences are caused by genetic factors is unknown for most complex traits. Comparing phenotypic means across populations is confounded by environmental differences and using polygen...
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The current clinical test for ketosis in dairy cows, which is based on measuring blood β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) concentrations, is an invasive procedure that impacts herd welfare. Alternative biomarkers, especially non-invasive ones, are urgently needed for subclinical ketosis (SC...