The abundance of gut microbiota can be viewed as a quantitative trait, which is affected by
the genetics and environment of the host. To quantify the effects of host genetics, we …

Background Artificial selection provides a powerful approach to study the genetics of adaptation.
Using selective-sweep mapping, it is possible to identify genomic regions where allele-…

To explore coevolution between the gut microbiota and the humoral immune system of the
host, we used chickens as the model organism. The host populations were two lines (HAS …

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The analysis was performed using 675 F 2 chickens in a three-generation intercross between …

The ability of a population to adapt to changes in their living conditions, whether in nature or
captivity, often depends on polymorphisms in multiple genes across the genome. In-depth …

Background Experimental intercrosses between outbred founder populations are powerful
resources for mapping loci that contribute to complex traits ie quantitative trait loci (QTL). Here…

Multiomic analyses reported here involved two lines of chickens, from a common founder
population, that had undergone long-term selection for high (HWS) or low (LWS) 56-day body …

Usutu virus (USUV, Flaviviridae) is an emerging mosquito-borne virus that has been
implicated in neuroinvasive disease in humans and epizootic deaths in wild birds. USUV is …

Usutu virus (USUV; family: Flaviviridae, genus: Flavivirus), is an emerging zoonotic arbovirus
that causes severe neuroinvasive disease in humans and has been implicated in the loss …

Background Long-term selection experiments provide a powerful approach to gain empirical
insights into adaptation, allowing researchers to uncover the targets of selection and infer …