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Research highlights: an illustration of our main research results

The research highlights presented here illustrate the significant results achieved in the GABI unit each year and published in international scientific peer review journals.

In 2011 :

>Molecular identification of the naked neck mutation in the chicken

             >A mutation in the Twist1 gene is responsible for the type 2 scurs syndrome in the bovine Charolais breed
             >Certification of the Joint Technological Unit "Genetic and Genomic Management of bovine populations"
             >Aquaexcel: a project to coordinate and provide access to the main European major aquaculture research infrastructures
           >Building an Infinium Bovine low density beadchip
             >When selection accompanies food transitions in fish farming
             >DNA sequence capture at the CRB
             >Identification of a significant genetic comonent in the control of immune response in the pig
             >Selection footprints in Creole cattle
             >Investing in modelling and implementation of Genomic Selection

In 2010 :

>Characterization of the gene and mutation responsible for the rex hair trait in the rabbit

>Erasmus-Mundus accreditation of a European graduate program in genetics and animal selection (EGS-ABG)
>Genomic selection of dairy Cattle

In 2009 :

>GABI participates in the sequencing and annotation of the bovine genome
>The sequencing of the equine genome is complete

>Criteria and Objectives of Animal Selection for a Sustainable Development : the COSADD project

>The first identification of a viable mutation in the SOX5 gene : the pea-comb phenotype
>Immunity and terminal differentiation of mammary gland tissue

>Genetic susceptibility in a cutaneous melanoma model in MeLiM pigs

>A key role for the "Prion" protein family in embryogenesis?

>Identification and characterisation of new microRNA in the murine mammary gland

>Identification of selective sweeps in cattle using high-throughput genotyping

In 2008 :

>Major Histocompatibility Complex in pigs
>CRB GADIE (the Biological Resources Centre for Domestic and Economically Important Animals)

>Identification of the causal mutation responsible forthe yellow colour of chicken skin shows that two different wild species are involved
>Towards selection for food efficiency in fish breeding

>Developments and applications of genomic selection

>The journal Genetics Selection Evolution becomes an Open Access journal edited by BioMed Central

>INRA participates to the European Animal Genetics Master course

Writing: PHuan - W. Brand-Williams and H. Hayes
Creation date: 02 March 2010
Update: 26 March 2013