A Mini-Atlas of Gene Expression for the Domestic Goat (<i>Capra hircus</i>).

ABSTRACT: Goats (Capra hircus) are an economically important livestock species providing meat and milk across the globe. They are of particular importance in tropical agri-systems contributing to sustainable agriculture, alleviation of poverty, social cohesion, and utilisation of marginal grazing. There are excellent genetic and genomic resources available for goats, including a highly contiguous reference genome (ARS1). However, gene expression information is limited in comparison to other ruminants. To support functional annotation of the genome and comparative transcriptomics, we created a mini-atlas of gene expression for the domestic goat. RNA-Seq analysis of 17 transcriptionally rich tissues and 3 cell-types detected the majority (90%) of predicted protein-coding transcripts and assigne

SUBMITTER: Muriuki C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6844187 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature