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The Genome Sequence of Taurine Cattle: A Window to Ruminant Biology and Evolution

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The Bovine Genome Sequencing and Analysis Consortium, Elsik, Christine G., Tellam, Ross L., Worley, Kim C., Gibbs, Richard A., Muzny, Donna M., Weinstock, George M., Adelson, David L. +300 more·2009·Science

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A survey of genetic diversity of cattle suggests two domestication events in Asia and selection by husbandry.

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  • The yak draft assembly total length of 2,657 Mb is close to the 2,649 Mb of sequence obtained for the cattle genome (UMD 3.1).

    “with a total length of 2,657 Mb, close to the 2,649 Mb of sequence obtained for the cattle genome 10 (UMD 3.1)”

    From The yak genome and adaptation to life at high altitude (2012) · cites this paper as [10]

    The assembly passage (section labeled Abstract; page unavailable) confirms that the paper reports a sequenced cattle genome, but it discusses Btau3.1 and Btau4.0, not UMD 3.1. It gives an estimated genome size of 2.87 Gbp and does not substantiate the cited figure of 2,649 Mb of sequence. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Nearly 49% of the saola genome is composed of repetitive elements, similar to cattle (48%), with LINEs making up 26.22%.

    “Nearly 49% of the genome is composed of repetitive elements, similar to that of cattle (48%),39 the majority of which are long interspersed nuclear elements (LINEs; 26.22%)”

    From Genomes of critically endangered saola are shaped by population structure and purging (2025) · cites this paper as [39]

    The citation is attached to the cattle comparison, specifically the claim that repetitive elements make up 48% of the cattle genome. The repeat discussion in our copy (section labelled Abstract; page unavailable) says ruminant-specific repeats comprise 27%, but gives no percentage for all cattle repetitive elements. Searches for 48% and total repeat content did not verify the cited figure; the 27% figure describes a subset, not a contrary total. (LLM, conf=0.74)

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  • The heterozygosity rate of the sequenced yak was 0.89 × 10^-3, approximately 1.5 times higher than that estimated for cattle (0.59 × 10^-3).

    “The heterozygosity rate (0.89 × 10 -3 ) was approximately 1.5 times higher than that estimated for cattle (0.59 × 10 -3 ) (refs.10,13).”

    From The yak genome and adaptation to life at high altitude (2012) · cites this paper as [10]

    The cattle-genome assembly passage (section labelled Abstract; page unavailable) discusses SNP mapping accuracy, not a heterozygosity estimate. Searches for “0.59,” “heterozygosity rate,” and heterozygous sites found no passage in our copy giving the cattle value or the stated comparison with yak. (LLM, conf=0.73)

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  • The probability of there being 50 or more DEGs among the 654 aggression-associated genes was significantly above chance (p = 0.005), given the estimated 22,000 genes in the bovine genome.

    “Given the estimated 22,000 genes in the bovine genome [44], the probability of there being 50 or more DEGs among the 654 aggression-associated genes was significantly above chance (p = 0.005).”

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The Bovine Genome Sequencing and Analysis Consortium, Elsik, C. G., Tellam, R. L., Worley, K. C., Gibbs, R. A., Muzny, D. M., Weinstock, G. M., Adelson, D. L., Eichler, E. E., Elnitski, L., Guigó, R., Hamernik, D. L., Kappes, S. M., Lewin, H. A., Lynn, D. J., Nicholas, F. W., Reymond, A., Rijnkels, M., Skow, L. C., Zdobnov, E. M., Schook, L., Womack, J., Alioto, T., Antonarakis, S. E., Astashyn, A., Chapple, C. E., Chen, H.-C., Chrast, J., Câmara, F., Ermolaeva, O., Henrichsen, C. N., Hlavina, W., Kapustin, Y., Kiryutin, B., Kitts, P., Kokocinski, F., Landrum, M., Maglott, D., Pruitt, K., Sapojnikov, V., Searle, S. M., Solovyev, V., Souvorov, A., Ucla, C., Wyss, C., Anzola, J. M., Gerlach, D., Elhaik, E., Graur, D., Reese, J. T., Edgar, R. C., McEwan, J. C., Payne, G. M., Raison, J. M., Junier, T., Kriventseva, E. V., Eyras, E., Plass, M., Donthu, R., Larkin, D. M., Reecy, J., Yang, M. Q., Chen, L., Cheng, Z., Chitko-McKown, C. G., Liu, G. E., Matukumalli, L. K., Song, J., Zhu, B., Bradley, D. G., Brinkman, F. S. L., Lau, L. P. L., Whiteside, M. D., Walker, A., Wheeler, T. T., Casey, T., German, J. B., Lemay, D. G., Maqbool, N. J., Molenaar, A. J., Seo, S., Stothard, P., Baldwin, C. L., Baxter, R., Brinkmeyer-Langford, C. L., Brown, W. C., Childers, C. P., Connelley, T., Ellis, S. A., Fritz, K., Glass, E. J., Herzig, C. T. A., Iivanainen, A., Lahmers, K. K., Bennett, A. K., Dickens, C. M., Gilbert, J. G. R., Hagen, D. E., Salih, H., Aerts, J., Caetano, A. R., Dalrymple, B., Garcia, J. F., Gill, C. A., Hiendleder, S. G., Memili, E., Spurlock, D., Williams, J. L., Alexander, L., Brownstein, M. J., Guan, L., Holt, R. A., Jones, S. J. M., Marra, M. A., Moore, R., Moore, S. S., Roberts, A., Taniguchi, M., Waterman, R. C., Chacko, J., Chandrabose, M. M., Cree, A., Dao, M. D., Dinh, H. H., Gabisi, R. A., Hines, S., Hume, J., Jhangiani, S. N., Joshi, V., Kovar, C. L., Lewis, L. R., Liu, Y.-S., Lopez, J., Morgan, M. B., Nguyen, N. B., Okwuonu, G. O., Ruiz, S. J., Santibanez, J., Wright, R. A., Buhay, C., Ding, Y., Dugan-Rocha, S., Herdandez, J., Holder, M., Sabo, A., Egan, A., Goodell, J., Wilczek-Boney, K., Fowler, G. R., Hitchens, M. E., Lozado, R. J., Moen, C., Steffen, D., Warren, J. T., Zhang, J., Chiu, R., Schein, J. E., Durbin, K. J., Havlak, P., Jiang, H., Liu, Y., Qin, X., Ren, Y., Shen, Y., Song, H., Bell, S. N., Davis, C., Johnson, A. J., Lee, S., Nazareth, L. V., Patel, B. M., Pu, L.-L., Vattathil, S., Williams, R. L., Curry, S., Hamilton, C., Sodergren, E., Wheeler, D. A., Barris, W., Bennett, G. L., Eggen, A., Green, R. D., Harhay, G. P., Hobbs, M., Jann, O., Keele, J. W., Kent, M. P., Lien, S., McKay, S. D., McWilliam, S., Ratnakumar, A., Schnabel, R. D., Smith, T., Snelling, W. M., Sonstegard, T. S., Stone, R. T., Sugimoto, Y., Takasuga, A., Taylor, J. F., Van Tassell, C. P., MacNeil, M. D., Abatepaulo, A. R. R., Abbey, C. A., Ahola, V., Almeida, I. G., Amadio, A. F., Anatriello, E., Bahadue, S. M., Biase, F. H., Boldt, C. R., Carroll, J. A., Carvalho, W. A., Cervelatti, E. P., Chacko, E., Chapin, J. E., Cheng, Y., Choi, J., Colley, A. J., de Campos, T. A., De Donato, M., Santos, I. K. F. D. M., de Oliveira, C. J. F., Deobald, H., Devinoy, E., Donohue, K. E., Dovc, P., Eberlein, A., Fitzsimmons, C. J., Franzin, A. M., Garcia, G. R., Genini, S., Gladney, C. J., Grant, J. R., Greaser, M. L., Green, J. A., Hadsell, D. L., Hakimov, H. A., Halgren, R., Harrow, J. L., Hart, E. A., Hastings, N., Hernandez, M., Hu, Z.-L., Ingham, A., Iso-Touru, T., Jamis, C., Jensen, K., Kapetis, D., Kerr, T., Khalil, S. S., Khatib, H., Kolbehdari, D., Kumar, C. G., Kumar, D., Leach, R., Lee, J. C.-M., Li, C., Logan, K. M., Malinverni, R., Marques, E., Martin, W. F., Martins, N. F., Maruyama, S. R., Mazza, R., McLean, K. L., Medrano, J. F., Moreno, B. T., Moré, D. D., Muntean, C. T., Nandakumar, H. P., Nogueira, M. F. G., Olsaker, I., Pant, S. D., Panzitta, F., Pastor, R. C. P., Poli, M. A., Poslusny, N., Rachagani, S., Ranganathan, S., Razpet, A., Riggs, P. K., Rincon, G., Rodriguez-Osorio, N., Rodriguez-Zas, S. L., Romero, N. E., Rosenwald, A., Sando, L., Schmutz, S. M., Shen, L., Sherman, L., Southey, B. R., Lutzow, Y. S., Sweedler, J. V., Tammen, I., Telugu, B. P. V. L., Urbanski, J. M., Utsunomiya, Y. T., Verschoor, C. P., Waardenberg, A. J., Wang, Z., Ward, R., Weikard, R., Welsh, T. H., White, S. N., Wilming, L. G., Wunderlich, K. R., Yang, J., & Zhao, F.-Q.
Affiliations
Baylor College of Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
  • Elsik, Christine G.
  • Tellam, Ross L.
  • Worley, Kim C.
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Venue
Science
Published
2009-04-24
Volume
324
Issue
5926
Pages
522-528
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2154380613
Cited by
1,287
References
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75.07
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Language
en
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Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (062023, 077198)
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/D524040/2, BBS/B/13438, BBS/B/13446)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (P30DA018310)
  • National Human Genome Research Institute (U54HG003273)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
Keywords
cattle genome, taurine cattle, ruminant evolution, mammalian evolution, orthologs, segmental duplication, repetitive elements, gene deletion, livestock genetic improvement, meat and milk production
MeSH terms
Animals, Animals, Domestic, Cattle, Biological Evolution, Female, Humans, Male, Molecular Sequence Data, Proteins, Species Specificity, Genetic Variation, Genome, Alternative Splicing, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Evolution, Molecular, Synteny, MicroRNAs

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