WSU Animal Sciences faculty members Dr. Kimberly Davenport and Dr. Holly Neibergs are part of a collaborative effort to complete a full Y-chromosome characterization in sheep and cattle. They are authors on the scientific publication, “Telomere-to-telomere assemblies of cattle and sheep Y-chromosomes uncover divergent structure and gene content,” which has been accepted in Nature Communications September 2024 edition. This telomere-to-telomere assembly of the Y chromosome improves the utility of the livestock reference genomes, and will facilitate the advancement of our understanding of the inheritance of traits. Great Animal Science faculty making great contributions to science and livestock!
