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Cunningham EM, Gentleman AS, Beardsmore PW, Mackenzie SR. Infrared spectroscopy of closed s-shell gas-phase M+(N2O)n (M = Li, Al) ion-molecule complexes. Mol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2019.1595202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Ethan M. Cunningham
- Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Lloyd SS, Steele EJ, Valenzuela JL, Dawkins RL. Haplotypes for Type, Degree, and Rate of Marbling in Cattle Are Syntenic with Human Muscular Dystrophy. Int J Genomics 2017; 2017:6532837. [PMID: 28913347 PMCID: PMC5585636 DOI: 10.1155/2017/6532837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Traditional analyses of a QTL on Bota 19 implicate a surfeit of candidates, but each is of marginal significance in explaining the deposition of healthy, low melting temperature fat within marbled muscle of Wagyu cattle. As an alternative approach, we have used genomic, multigenerational segregation to identify 14 conserved, ancestral 20 Mb haplotypes. These determine the degree and rate of marbling in Wagyu and other breeds of cattle. The melting temperature of intramuscular fat is highly heritable and traceable by haplotyping. Fortunately, for the production of healthy beef, some of these haplotypes are sufficiently penetrant to be expressed in heterozygous crossbreds, thereby allowing selection of sires which will improve the healthiness of beef produced under even harsh climatic conditions. The region of Bota 19 is syntenic to a region of Hosa 17 known to be important in muscle metabolism and in determining susceptibility to a form of human muscular dystrophy.
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- Sally S. Lloyd
- CY O'Connor ERADE Village Foundation, P.O. Box 5100, Canning Vale South, WA 6155, Australia
- Melaleuka Stud, 24 Genomics Rise, Piara Waters, WA 6112, Australia
- Centre for Innovation in Agriculture, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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- CY O'Connor ERADE Village Foundation, P.O. Box 5100, Canning Vale South, WA 6155, Australia
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- CY O'Connor ERADE Village Foundation, P.O. Box 5100, Canning Vale South, WA 6155, Australia
- Melaleuka Stud, 24 Genomics Rise, Piara Waters, WA 6112, Australia
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- CY O'Connor ERADE Village Foundation, P.O. Box 5100, Canning Vale South, WA 6155, Australia
- Melaleuka Stud, 24 Genomics Rise, Piara Waters, WA 6112, Australia
- Centre for Innovation in Agriculture, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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Dawkins ECM, Plane JMC, Chipperfield MP, Feng W, Marsh DR, Höffner J, Janches D. Solar cycle response and long-term trends in the mesospheric metal layers. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH. SPACE PHYSICS 2016; 121:7153-7165. [PMID: 31404353 PMCID: PMC6680104 DOI: 10.1002/2016ja022522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Revised: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The meteoric metal layers (Na, Fe, and K)-which form as a result of the ablation of incoming meteors-act as unique tracers for chemical and dynamical processes that occur within the upper mesosphere/lower thermosphere region. In this work, we examine whether these metal layers are sensitive indicators of decadal long-term changes within the upper atmosphere. Output from a whole-atmosphere climate model is used to assess the response of the Na, K, and Fe layers across a 50 year period (1955-2005). At short timescales, the K layer has previously been shown to exhibit a very different seasonal behavior compared to the other metals. Here we show that this unusual behavior is also exhibited at longer timescales (both the ~11 year solar cycle and 50 year periods), where K displays a much more pronounced response to atmospheric temperature changes than either Na or Fe. The contrasting solar cycle behavior of the K and Na layers predicted by the model is confirmed using satellite and lidar observations for the period 2004-2013.
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- E. C. M. Dawkins
- School of ChemistryUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
- National Center for Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and EnvironmentUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
- NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterGreenbeltMarylandUSA
- Department of PhysicsCatholic University of AmericaWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaUSA
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- National Center for Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and EnvironmentUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
- National Center for Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and EnvironmentUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- National Center for Atmospheric ResearchBoulderColoradoUSA
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- Leibniz‐Institute for Atmospheric PhysicsKühlungsbornGermany
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterGreenbeltMarylandUSA
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