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Aarhus University: Aarhus C, DK

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Aarhus University

Aarhus University: Aarhus, Central Jutland, DK

2019-12-09 to present | Researcher/Assistant professor (Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics)
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Zexi Cai

Aarhus Universitet: Tjele, DK

2015-09-01 to 2019-12-09 | Post doc (Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics)
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Zexi Cai

Education and qualifications (2)

China Agricultural University: Beijing, CN

2009-09-01 to 2015-07-01 | Phd (Crop genetics and breeding)
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Zexi Cai

China Agricultural University: Beijing, CN

2005-09-01 to 2009-07-01 | Bachelor (Crop genetics and breeding)
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Sequence-based GWAS reveal host genomic regions and candidate genes influencing the fecal microbiota of Holstein cows (Supplementary File).

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2025 | Other
Contributors: Louise Brulin; Marie-Pierre Sanchez; Zexi Cai; Sébastien DUCROCQ; Gael Even; Sophie Martel; Sophie Merlin; Christophe Audebert; Jordi Estellé; Goutam Sahana et al.
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Sequence-based GWAS reveal host genomic regions and candidate genes influencing the fecal microbiota of Holstein cows (Supplementary File).

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2025 | Other
Contributors: Louise Brulin; Marie-Pierre Sanchez; Zexi Cai; Sébastien DUCROCQ; Gael Even; Sophie Martel; Sophie Merlin; Christophe Audebert; Jordi Estellé; Goutam Sahana et al.
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Network analyses unraveled the complex interactions in the rumen microbiota associated with methane emission in dairy cattle

Animal Microbiome
2025-12 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Xiaoxing Ye; Goutam Sahana; Mogens Sandø Lund; Bingjie Li; Zexi Cai
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A preliminary study on the effects of red Bonnemaisonia hamifera seaweed on methane emissions from dairy cows

JDS Communications
2025-03 | Journal article
Contributors: M. Thorsteinsson; A.A. Schönherz; S.J. Noel; Z. Cai; Z. Niu; A.L.F. Hellwing; P. Lund; M.R. Weisbjerg; M.O. Nielsen
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Integrating large-scale meta-GWAS and PigGTEx resources to decipher the genetic basis of 232 complex traits in pigs

2025-02-14 | Other
Contributors: Zhiting Xu; Qing Lin; Xiaodian Cai; Zhanming Zhong; Jinyan Teng; Bingjie Li; Haonan Zeng; Yahui Gao; Zexi Cai; Xiaoqing Wang et al.
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Additional file 1 of Meta-analysis of six dairy cattle breeds reveals biologically relevant candidate genes for mastitis resistance

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2024 | Other
Contributors: Zexi Cai; Terhi Iso-Touru; Marie-Pierre Sanchez; Naveen Kadri; Aniek C. Bouwman; Praveen Krishna Chitneedi; Iona M. MacLeod; Christy J. Vander Jagt; Amanda J. Chamberlain; Birgit Gredler-Grandl et al.
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Additional file 1 of Meta-analysis of six dairy cattle breeds reveals biologically relevant candidate genes for mastitis resistance

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2024 | Other
Contributors: Zexi Cai; Terhi Iso-Touru; Marie-Pierre Sanchez; Naveen Kadri; Aniek C. Bouwman; Praveen Krishna Chitneedi; Iona M. MacLeod; Christy J. Vander Jagt; Amanda J. Chamberlain; Birgit Gredler-Grandl et al.
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Additional file 2 of Meta-analysis of six dairy cattle breeds reveals biologically relevant candidate genes for mastitis resistance

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2024 | Other
Contributors: Zexi Cai; Terhi Iso-Touru; Marie-Pierre Sanchez; Naveen Kadri; Aniek C. Bouwman; Praveen Krishna Chitneedi; Iona M. MacLeod; Christy J. Vander Jagt; Amanda J. Chamberlain; Birgit Gredler-Grandl et al.
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Additional file 2 of Meta-analysis of six dairy cattle breeds reveals biologically relevant candidate genes for mastitis resistance

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2024 | Other
Contributors: Zexi Cai; Terhi Iso-Touru; Marie-Pierre Sanchez; Naveen Kadri; Aniek C. Bouwman; Praveen Krishna Chitneedi; Iona M. MacLeod; Christy J. Vander Jagt; Amanda J. Chamberlain; Birgit Gredler-Grandl et al.
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Additional file 3 of Meta-analysis of six dairy cattle breeds reveals biologically relevant candidate genes for mastitis resistance

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2024 | Dataset
Contributors: Zexi Cai; Terhi Iso-Touru; Marie-Pierre Sanchez; Naveen Kadri; Aniek C. Bouwman; Praveen Krishna Chitneedi; Iona M. MacLeod; Christy J. Vander Jagt; Amanda J. Chamberlain; Birgit Gredler-Grandl et al.
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Additional file 3 of Meta-analysis of six dairy cattle breeds reveals biologically relevant candidate genes for mastitis resistance

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2024 | Dataset
Contributors: Zexi Cai; Terhi Iso-Touru; Marie-Pierre Sanchez; Naveen Kadri; Aniek C. Bouwman; Praveen Krishna Chitneedi; Iona M. MacLeod; Christy J. Vander Jagt; Amanda J. Chamberlain; Birgit Gredler-Grandl et al.
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Additional file 4 of Meta-analysis of six dairy cattle breeds reveals biologically relevant candidate genes for mastitis resistance

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2024 | Dataset
Contributors: Zexi Cai; Terhi Iso-Touru; Marie-Pierre Sanchez; Naveen Kadri; Aniek C. Bouwman; Praveen Krishna Chitneedi; Iona M. MacLeod; Christy J. Vander Jagt; Amanda J. Chamberlain; Birgit Gredler-Grandl et al.
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Additional file 4 of Meta-analysis of six dairy cattle breeds reveals biologically relevant candidate genes for mastitis resistance

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2024 | Dataset
Contributors: Zexi Cai; Terhi Iso-Touru; Marie-Pierre Sanchez; Naveen Kadri; Aniek C. Bouwman; Praveen Krishna Chitneedi; Iona M. MacLeod; Christy J. Vander Jagt; Amanda J. Chamberlain; Birgit Gredler-Grandl et al.
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Decoding the Genetic Dialogue:

Book of Abstracts of the 75 th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science
2024 | Conference paper | Author
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Part of ISBN: 979-12-210-6769-9
Contributors: Goutam Sahana; Zexi Cai
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Aarhus University

Host genes shape the lower gut microbiota of Holstein cows: evidence from sequence-based GWAS

EAAP 2024 Book of Abstracts
2024 | Conference paper | Author
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Part of ISBN: 979-12-210-6769-9
Contributors: Louise Brulin ; Marie Pierre Sanchez; Zexi Cai; S. Ducrocq; G. Even; S. Martel; S. Merlin; C. Audebert; Jordi Estellé; Goutam Sahana et al.
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Aarhus University

Incorporating prior biological information into genomic predictions: An example from mastitis in Danish Jersey and Nordic Red cattle

2024 | Conference output | Author
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Contributors: Emre Karaman; Zexi Cai; Arash Chegini; Martin Lidauer; Gabriel Costa Monteiro Moreira; Praveen Krishna Chitneedi; the BovReg consortium; Luc Janss
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Meta-analysis of six dairy cattle breeds reveals biologically relevant candidate genes for mastitis resistance

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2024 | Other
Contributors: Zexi Cai; Terhi Iso-Touru; Marie-Pierre Sanchez; Naveen Kadri; Aniek C. Bouwman; Praveen Krishna Chitneedi; Iona M. MacLeod; Christy J. Vander Jagt; Amanda J. Chamberlain; Birgit Gredler-Grandl et al.
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Meta-analysis of six dairy cattle breeds reveals biologically relevant candidate genes for mastitis resistance

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2024 | Other
Contributors: Zexi Cai; Terhi Iso-Touru; Marie-Pierre Sanchez; Naveen Kadri; Aniek C. Bouwman; Praveen Krishna Chitneedi; Iona M. MacLeod; Christy J. Vander Jagt; Amanda J. Chamberlain; Birgit Gredler-Grandl et al.
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Network analysis unraveled the complex interactions in the rumen microbiome associated with methane emission in dairy cattle

The 75th EAAP Annual Meeting, Florence, Italy, 01/09/2024
2024 | Conference output | Author
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Contributors: Xiaoxing Ye; Goutam Sahana; Mogens Sandø Lund; Zexi Cai
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Aarhus University

Network analyses unraveled complex interactions in the rumen microbiome associated with methane emission in cattle

2024-12-16 | Preprint
Contributors: Xiaoxing Ye; Goutam Sahana; Mogens Lund; Bingjie Li; Zexi Cai
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Whole-genome sequencing of two captive black soldier fly populations: Implications for commercial production

Genomics
2024-09 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Zexi Cai; Laura Skrubbeltrang Hansen; Stine Frey Laursen; Hanne Marie Nielsen; Simon Bahrndorff; Jeffery K. Tomberlin; Torsten Nygaard Kristensen; Jesper Givskov Sørensen; Goutam Sahana
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Meta-analysis of six dairy cattle breeds reveals biologically relevant candidate genes for mastitis resistance

Genetics Selection Evolution
2024-07-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Zexi Cai; Terhi Iso-Touru; Marie-Pierre Sanchez; Naveen Kadri; Aniek C. Bouwman; Praveen Krishna Chitneedi; Iona M. MacLeod; Christy J. Vander Jagt; Amanda J. Chamberlain; Birgit Gredler-Grandl et al.
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Unraveling genetic diversity and population structure of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) in Kenya and Uganda

Insects for the Green Economy: Sustainable Food<br/>Systems and Livelihoods in Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, 28/02/2024
2024-02 | Conference output | Author
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Contributors: Peter Muchina; Johnson Kinyua; Fathiya Khamis; Chrysantus MBI Tanga; Zexi Cai; Grum Gebreyesus Teklewold; Goutam Sahana
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A compendium of genetic regulatory effects across pig tissues

Nature Genetics
2024-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Jinyan Teng; Yahui Gao; Hongwei Yin; Zhonghao Bai; Shuli Liu; Haonan Zeng; Lijing Bai; Zexi Cai; Bingru Zhao; Xiujin Li et al.
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Editorial: Application of genomics in livestock populations under selection or conservation

Frontiers in Genetics
2024-01-24 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-8021
Contributors: Anupama Mukherjee; Zexi Cai; Sabyasachi Mukherjee
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Zexi Cai
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Genome-wide association study identifies functional genomic variants associated with young stock survival in Nordic Red Dairy Cattle

Journal of Dairy Science
2023-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Zexi Cai; Xiaoping Wu; Bo Thomsen; Mogens Sandø Lund; Goutam Sahana
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Gene coexpression network analysis reveals perirenal adipose tissue as an important target of prenatal malnutrition in sheep

Physiological Genomics
2023-09 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Sharmila Ahmad; Markus Hodal Drag; Suraya Mohamad Salleh; Zexi Cai; Mette Olaf Nielsen
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Gene coexpression network analysis reveals perirenal adipose tissue as an important target of prenatal malnutrition in sheep

OpenAlex
2023-09-01 | Other
Contributors: Sharmila Ahmad; Markus Drag; Suraya Mohamad Salleh; Zexi Cai; Mette Olaf Nielsen
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Gene coexpression network analysis reveals perirenal adipose tissue as an important target of prenatal malnutrition in sheep

OpenAlex
2023-09-01 | Other
Contributors: Sharmila Ahmad; Markus Drag; Suraya Mohamad Salleh; Zexi Cai; Mette Olaf Nielsen
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Invited review: Good practices in genome-wide association studies to identify candidate sequence variants in dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science
2023-08 | Journal article
Contributors: G. Sahana; Z. Cai; M.P. Sanchez; A.C. Bouwman; D. Boichard
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Long-Term Simulation of Microgravity Induces Changes in Gene Expression in Breast Cancer Cells

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2023-01-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Jayashree Sahana; José Luis Cortés-Sánchez; Viviann Sandt; Daniela Melnik; Thomas J. Corydon; Herbert Schulz; Zexi Cai; Katja Evert; Daniela Grimm; Markus Wehland
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Y-chromosomal haplogroups from wild and domestic goats reveal ancient migrations and recent introgressions

Proceedings of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP)
2022 | Conference paper | Author
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Part of ISBN: 978-90-8686-940-4
Contributors: J A Lenstra; Var Goats Consortium; I J Nijman; Benjamin D Rosen; Philippe Bardou; Thomas Faraut; Tristan Cumer; Kevin Gerard Daly; Z. Zheng; Yan Cai et al.
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Aarhus University

Application of mixed linear models for the estimation of functional effects on bovine stature based on SNP summary statistics from a whole-genome association study

Genetics Selection Evolution
2022-12 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Krzysztof Kotlarz; Barbara Kosinska-Selbi; Zexi Cai; Goutam Sahana; Joanna Szyda
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Aarhus University

Large-scale association study on daily weight gain in pigs reveals overlap of genetic factors for growth in humans

BMC Genomics
2022-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1471-2164
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A compendium of genetic regulatory effects across pig tissues

2022-11-25 | Preprint
Contributors: Lingzhao Fang; Jinyan Teng; Yahui Gao; Hongwei Yin; Zhonghao Bai; Shuli Liu; Haonan Zeng; Lijing Bai; Zexi Cai; Bingru Zhao et al.
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Geographical contrasts of Y-chromosomal haplogroups from wild and domestic goats reveal ancient migrations and recent introgressions

Molecular Ecology
2022-08 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Var Goats Consortium; Isaäc J Nijman; Benjamin D Rosen; Philippe Bardou; Thomas Faraut; Tristan Cumer; Kevin G Daly; Zhuqing Zheng; Yudong Cai; Hojjat Asadollahpour et al.
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Aarhus University

Accuracy of genomic prediction of dry matter intake in Dutch Holsteins using sequence variants from meta-analyses

WCGALP 2022 Programme book
2022-07 | Conference paper | Author
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Contributors: Birgit Gredler-Grandl; B. Raymond; G.C.B. Schopen; P.K. Chitneedi; Zexi Cai; Coralia Ines V Manzanilla Pech; Terhi Iso-Touru; Daniel Fischer; Sunduimijid Bolormaa; Tatiane C.S. Chud et al.
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Aarhus University

Fine-mapping young-stock survival QTL on chromosome 6 in Nordic Red Dairy Cattle

WCGALP 2022 Programme book
2022-07 | Conference paper | Author
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Contributors: Zexi Cai; Xiaoping Wu; Bo Thomsen; Goutam Sahana
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Genomic prediction with incomplete omics data

WCGALP 2022 Programme book
2022-07 | Conference paper | Author
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Contributors: Emre Karaman; Viktor Milkevych; Zexi Cai; Luc Janss; Goutam Sahana; Mogens Sandø Lund
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Aarhus University

Quantitative trait simulation using MeSCoT software

WCGALP 2022 Programme book
2022-07 | Conference paper | Author
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Contributors: Viktor Milkevych; Emre Karaman; Goutam Sahana; Luc Janss; Zexi Cai; Mogens Sandø Lund
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Segregation of the structural variant responds for mastitis resistance in re-sequencing Nordic Holstein animals

WCGALP 2022 Programme book
2022-07 | Conference paper | Author
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Contributors: Zexi Cai; Goutam Sahana
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Aarhus University

The application of mixed linear models for the estimation of functional effects on bovine stature based on SNP summary

WCGALP 2022 Programme book
2022-07 | Conference paper | Author
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369c6eb2-745d-4631-9dda-dcb710d64991

Contributors: Krzysztof Kotlarz; Barbara Kosinska-Selbi; Zexi Cai; Goutam Sahana; Joanna Szyda
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Aarhus University

The application of mixed linear models for the estimation of functional effects on bovine stature based on SNP summary statistics from a whole-genome association study

2022-06-13 | Preprint
Contributors: Krzysztof Kotlarz; Barbara Kosinska-Selbi; Zexi Cai; Goutam Sahana; Joanna Szyda
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Transcriptomics analysis of differentially expressed genes in subcutaneous and perirenal adipose tissue of sheep as affected by their pre- and early postnatal malnutrition histories

BMC Genomics
2021-12 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Sharmila Ahmad; Markus Hodal Drag; Suraya Mohamad Salleh; Zexi Cai; Mette Olaf Nielsen
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Aarhus University

Pig genome functional annotation enhances the biological interpretation of complex traits and human disease

Nature Communications
2021-10-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Zhangyuan Pan; Yuelin Yao; Hongwei Yin; Zexi Cai; Ying Wang; Lijing Bai; Colin Kern; Michelle Halstead; Ganrea Chanthavixay; Nares Trakooljul et al.
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MeSCoT

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2021-07 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Viktor Milkevych; Emre Karaman; Goutam Sahana; Luc Janss; Zexi Cai; Mogens Sandø Lund
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Transcriptomics analysis of differentially expressed genes in subcutaneous and perirenal adipose tissue of sheep as affected by their pre- and early postnatal malnutrition histories

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2021-05-11 | Other
Contributors: Sharmila Ahmad; Markus Drag; Suraya Mohamad Salleh; Zexi Cai; Mette Olaf Nielsen
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Transcriptomics analysis of differentially expressed genes in subcutaneous and perirenal adipose tissue of sheep as affected by their pre- and early postnatal malnutrition histories

OpenAlex
2021-05-11 | Other
Contributors: Sharmila Ahmad; Markus Drag; Suraya Mohamad Salleh; Zexi Cai; Mette Olaf Nielsen
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Pig genome functional annotation enhances biological interpretations of complex traits and comparative epigenomics

2021-03-22 | Preprint
Contributors: Huaijun Zhou; Zhangyuan Pan; Yuelin Yao; Hongwei Ying; Zexi Cai; Ying Wang; Lijing Bai; Colin Kern; Michelle Halstead; Kelly Chanthavixay et al.
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of Tarim red deer, Cervus elaphus yarkandensis

Scientific Data
2020-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2052-4463
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Peer review (29 reviews for 10 publications/grants)

Review activity for Animal biotechnology. (2)
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Review activity for Animals. (1)
Review activity for BMC genomics (7)
Review activity for Genetics, selection, evolution. (7)
Review activity for Journal of animal breeding and genetics. (2)
Review activity for Journal of animal science. (1)
Review activity for NAR genomics and bioinformatics. (1)
Review activity for PloS one. (1)
Review activity for Wellcome open research. (5)