An Introduction to Bovine Genomics:
From QTL Mapping to the Bovine Genome Project

Curt Van Tassell
USDA-ARS, Bovine Functional Genomics Lab
Beltsville, MD

References

Lander ES, and Botstein D. Mapping mendelian factors underlying
quantitative traits using RFLP linkage maps. Genetics. 1989
Jan;121(1):185-99.
http://www.genetics.org/cgi/content/abstract/121/1/185

Van Tassell CP, Ashwell MS, and Sonstegard TS. Detection of putative
loci affecting milk, health, and conformation traits in a US Holstein
population using 105 microsatellite markers. J Dairy Sci. 2000
Aug;83(8):1865-72
http://jds.fass.org/cgi/reprint/83/8/1865

Gibbs, R. Weinstock, R., Kappes, S., Schook, L., Skow, L., and Womack,
J. Bovine NHGRI White Paper: Genomic Sequencing Initiative: Cattle-izing
the Human Genome.  2001.
http://www.genome.gov/Pages/Research/Sequencing/SeqProposals/BovineSEQ.pdf

Winter A, Kramer W, Werner FA, Kollers S, Kata S, Durstewitz G, Buitkamp
J, Womack JE, Thaller G, Fries R. Association of a lysine-232/alanine
polymorphism in a bovine gene encoding acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol
acyltransferase (DGAT1) with variation at a quantitative trait locus for
milk fat content. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Jul 9;99(14):9300-5.
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/99/14/9300