Jianfeng Liu

TL;DR: The present study performs GWAS to identify genes affecting milk production traits using current state-of-the-art SNP genotyping technology, i.e., the Illumina BovineSNP50 BeadChip, and explores a suite of novel SNPs associated with milkProduction traits to form a solid basis for eventually unraveling the causal mutations for milk production trait in dairy cattle.

TL;DR: The results showed that the TA-matrix performs better in predicting ability than the classical numerator relationship matrix and the realized relationship matrix which are derived solely from pedigree or markers without regard to the trait.

TL;DR: A genome-wide association scan for obesity is performed by examining approximately 500 000 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a sample of 1000 unrelated US Caucasians to identify a novel gene, CTNNBL1, which has multiple SNPs associated with body mass index (BMI) and fat mass.

TL;DR: These findings show that trees prioritize the investment of assimilates below ground, probably to regain root functions after drought, and propose that root restoration plays a key role in ecosystem resilience to drought, in that the increased sink activity controls the recovery of carbon balances.

TL;DR: It is proved that GABA, as a signal molecule, participates in regulating the expression of genes in plants under salt stress.