Abstract
Transcriptomics or genome-wide expression analysis has always played a central role in the field of functional genomics. Simultaneous quantification of thousands of genes at genome-wide scale has revolutionized the research in livestock. It has helped in unraveling the complexity of gene regulation and providing insights into gene networks and molecular pathways relevant to functional traits.
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Highlights
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Transcriptomics describes and estimates the genes expressed in cells or organisms.
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Several candidate genes are identified by transcriptomic analysis and suggested to understand diseases, stress, and genetic merits of livestock.
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Singh, B., Mal, G., Gautam, S.K., Mukesh, M. (2019). Transcriptomics: Genome-Wide Expression Analysis in Livestock Research. In: Advances in Animal Biotechnology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21309-1_33
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