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Timothy P. L. Smith

Researcher at Agricultural Research Service

Publications -  251
Citations -  18105

Timothy P. L. Smith is an academic researcher from Agricultural Research Service. The author has contributed to research in topics: Genome & Gene. The author has an hindex of 58, co-authored 229 publications receiving 15972 citations. Previous affiliations of Timothy P. L. Smith include United States Department of Agriculture & University of Nottingham.

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Mutations in myostatin (GDF8) in Double-Muscled Belgian Blue and Piedmontese Cattle

TL;DR: It appears likely that the mh allele in these breeds involves mutation within theMyostatin gene and that myostatin is a negative regulator of muscle growth in cattle as well as mice.
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The Genome Sequence of Taurine Cattle: A Window to Ruminant Biology and Evolution

Christine G. Elsik, +328 more
- 24 Apr 2009 - 
TL;DR: To understand the biology and evolution of ruminants, the cattle genome was sequenced to about sevenfold coverage and provides a resource for understanding mammalian evolution and accelerating livestock genetic improvement for milk and meat production.
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Genome-Wide Survey of SNP Variation Uncovers the Genetic Structure of Cattle Breeds

Richard A. Gibbs, +103 more
- 24 Apr 2009 - 
TL;DR: Data show that cattle have undergone a rapid recent decrease in effective population size from a very large ancestral population, possibly due to bottlenecks associated with domestication, selection, and breed formation.