Comparative RNA-Seq Analysis of Differentially Expressed Genes in the Epididymides of Yak and Cattleyak.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cattleyak are the Fl hybrids between (♀) yak (Bos grunniens) and (♂) cattle (Bos taurus). Cattleyak exhibit higher capability in adaptability to a harsh environment and display much higher performances in production than the yak and cattle. The cattleyak, however, are females fertile but males sterile. All previous studies greatly focused on testes tissues to study the mechanism of male infer-tility in cattleyak. However, so far, no transcriptomic study has been conducted on the epididymides of yak and cattleyak.

Objective

Our objective was to perform comparative transcriptome analysis between the epididymides of yak and cattleyak and predict the etiology of male infertility in cattleyak.Methods: We performed comparative transcriptome profiles analysis by mRNA seq

SUBMITTER: Zhao W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6983960 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature