Partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) is a partial least squares regression of
a set Y of binary variables describing the categories of a categorical variable on a set X of …

Carcass, meat quality and histochemical traits were studied in 20 Landrace (LR) pigs from a
maternal line and 12 Iberian pigs (IB) from the Guadyerbas line, including boars and gilts. …

The current excitement around artificial intelligence and the renewed interest in “deep
learning” (DL) have been applied to the genetic analysis of complex traits; however, the …

Background New advances in high-throughput technologies have allowed for the massive
analysis of genomic data, providing new opportunities for the characterization of the …

Motivation: Although transcription factors (TF) play a central regulatory role, their detection
from expression data is limited due to their low, and often sparse, expression. In order to fill …

… We used the same demographic model as in Pérez-Enciso [11], which comprises an ancient
… same model as in Pérez-Enciso [11]. Coalescence commands are detailed in the Appendix. …

Next generation sequencing of pooled samples is an effective approach for studies of
variability and differentiation in populations. In this paper we provide a comprehensive set of …

Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular bacterial pathogens that cause ocular and sexually
transmitted diseases, and are associated with cardiovascular diseases. The analysis of codon …

Background Inbreeding is among the major concerns in management of local livestock
populations. The effective population size of these populations tends to be small, which …

Three Iberian boars were bred to 31 Landrace sows to produce 79 F 1 pigs. Six F 1 boars
were mated to 73 F 1 sows. The F 2 progeny from 33 full-sib families (250 individuals) were …