Volume 10 Supplement 2
Proceedings of the Avian Genomics Conference and Gene Ontology Annotation Workshop
Proceedings
Edited by Susan M Bridges, Shane C Burgess and Fiona M McCarthy
Avian Genomics Conference and GO Annotation Workshop.
Starkville, MS, USA19-22 May 2008
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Content type: Introduction
The Avian Genomics Conference and Gene Ontology Annotation Workshop brought together researchers and students from around the world to present their latest research addressing the delivery of value from the bi...
Authors: Susan M Bridges, Shane C Burgess and Fiona M McCarthy
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Content type: Proceedings
In 2007, the USDA Animal Genomics Strategic Planning Task Force prepared a Blueprint to direct national needs for future research, education, and extension efforts in agricultural animal genomics. This plan is...
Authors: Janet E Fulton
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Content type: Proceedings
The genome sequence and a high-density SNP map are now available for the chicken and can be used to identify genetic markers for use in marker-assisted selection (MAS). Effective MAS requires high linkage dise...
Authors: Behnam Abasht, Erin Sandford, Jesus Arango, Petek Settar, Janet E Fulton, Neil P O'Sullivan, Abebe Hassen, David Habier, Rohan L Fernando, Jack CM Dekkers and Susan J Lamont
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Content type: Proceedings
With the threat of emerging infectious diseases such as avian influenza, whose natural hosts are thought to be a variety of wild water birds including duck, we are armed with very few genomic resources to inve...
Authors: Tamsyn M Crowley, Volker R Haring, Simon Burggraaf and Robert J Moore
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Content type: Proceedings
Pasteurella multocida is a gram-negative bacterial pathogen that has a broad host range. One of the diseases it causes is fowl cholera in poultry. The availability of the genome sequence of avian P. multocida iso...
Authors: Bindu Nanduri, Leslie A Shack, Shane C Burgess and Mark L Lawrence
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Content type: Proceedings
Comparative genomics is an essential component of the post-genomic era. The chicken genome is the first avian genome to be sequenced and it will serve as a model for other avian species. Moreover, due to its u...
Authors: David W Burt, Wilfrid Carrë, Mark Fell, Andy S Law, Parker B Antin, Donna R Maglott, Janet A Weber, Carl J Schmidt, Shane C Burgess and Fiona M McCarthy
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Content type: Proceedings
Systems Biology research tools, such as Cytoscape, have greatly extended the reach of genomic research. By providing platforms to integrate data with molecular interaction networks, researchers can more rapidl...
Authors: Jay H Konieczka, Kevin Drew, Alex Pine, Kevin Belasco, Sean Davey, Tatiana A Yatskievych, Richard Bonneau and Parker B Antin
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Content type: Proceedings
Proteins that selectively transport water across the membranes of cells are recognized as important in the normal functioning of the body systems of vertebrates. There are 13 known mammalian aquaporins (AQP0 t...
Authors: Raphael D Isokpehi, Rajendram V Rajnarayanan, Cynthia D Jeffries, Tolulola O Oyeleye and Hari HP Cohly
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With the publication of the draft chicken genome and the recent production of several BAC clone libraries from non-avian reptiles and birds, it is now possible to undertake more detailed comparative genomic st...
Authors: Charles Chapus and Scott V Edwards
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Crocodilians (Order Crocodylia) are an ancient vertebrate group of tremendous ecological, social, and evolutionary importance. They are the only extant reptilian members of Archosauria, a monophyletic group th...
Authors: Xueyan Shan, David A Ray, John A Bunge and Daniel G Peterson
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Content type: Proceedings
Genomic studies in non-domestic avian models, such as the California condor and white-throated sparrow, can lead to more comprehensive conservation plans and provide clues for understanding mechanisms affectin...
Authors: Michael N Romanov, Elaina M Tuttle, Marlys L Houck, William S Modi, Leona G Chemnick, Marisa L Korody, Emily M Stremel Mork, Christie A Otten, Tanya Renner, Kenneth C Jones, Sugandha Dandekar, Jeanette C Papp, Yang Da, Eric D Green, Vincent Magrini, Matthew T Hickenbotham…
