Leveraging microbiome information for animal genetic improvement

Trends Genet. 2023 Jul 27:S0168-9525(23)00162-2. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2023.07.004. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThere is growing evidence that the microbiome influences host phenotypic variation. Incorporating information about the holobiont - the host and its microbiome - into genomic prediction models may accelerate genetic improvements in farmed animal populations. Importantly, these models must account for the indirect effects of the host genome on microbiome-mediated phenotypes.PMID:37516623 | DOI:10.1016/j.tig.2023.07.004

Source: Trends in Genetics : TIG - July 29, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Lucas Venegas Paulina L ópez Nicolas Derome Jos é M Yáñez Source Type: research