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Gutiérrez García, Juan Pablo

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Juan Pablo
Last Name
Gutiérrez García
Affiliation
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Faculty / Institute
Veterinaria
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Producción Animal
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Producción Animal
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    Modulating birth weight heritability in mice
    (Journal of Animal Science, 2017) Ibáñez-Escriche, Noelia; Gutiérrez García, Juan Pablo; Cervantes Navarro, Isabel; Formoso-Rafferty Castilla, Nora
    Expected genetic response is proportional to the heritability of the trait, and this parameter is considered inherent of a specific trait in a particular population. However, models assuming heterogeneity in residual variance lead to different estimates of heritability across combinations of systematic (environmental) effects. Modifying the residual variance of the birth weight by artificial selection was shown to be feasible in a divergent selection experiment in mice. The objectives of this work were to 1) estimate the evolution of the heritability of birth weight in mice in the mentioned experiment, and 2) estimate different heritability regarding systematic effects. Data came from eleven generations of a divergent selection experiment to modify the residual variability of birth weight in mice. A total of 15,431 birth weight records from 959 females and 1,641 litters in combination with 14,786 pedigree records were used. The model used for analysis included generation, litter size, sex, and parity number as systematic effects. Each record of birth weight was assigned to the mother of the pup in the model which assumes that the residual variance is heterogeneous and partially under genetic control. Differences in heritability between lines reached values of 0.06 in the last generations. Choosing the most extreme values of systematic effects, the birth weight heritability ranged from 0.04 to 0.22. From these results, the possibility of modulating the heritability for this trait could be explored in 1 of 2 ways: selecting to decrease the residual variability, or choosing the specific levels of the systematic effects.
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    Copy Number Variation Regions Differing in Segregation Patterns Span Different Sets of Genes
    (Animals, 2023) Arias, Katherine D.; Gutiérrez García, Juan Pablo; Fernández, Iván; Álvarez, Isabel; Goyache, Félix
    Copy number variations regions (CNVRs) can be classified either as segregating, when found in both parents, and offspring, or non-segregating. A total of 65 segregating and 31 non-segregating CNVRs identified in at least 10 individuals within a dense pedigree of the Gochu Asturcelta pig breed was subjected to enrichment and functional annotation analyses to ascertain their functional independence and importance. Enrichment analyses allowed us to annotate 1018 and 351 candidate genes within the bounds of the segregating and non-segregating CNVRs, respectively. The information retrieved suggested that the candidate genes spanned by segregating and non-segregating CNVRs were functionally independent. Functional annotation analyses allowed us to identify nine different significantly enriched functional annotation clusters (ACs) in segregating CNVR candidate genes mainly involved in immunity and regulation of the cell cycle. Up to five significantly enriched ACs, mainly involved in reproduction and meat quality, were identified in non-segregating CNVRs. The current analysis fits with previous reports suggesting that segregating CNVRs would explain performance at the population level, whereas non-segregating CNVRs could explain between-individuals differences in performance.