Bovine genome: The genome of the cow (Bos taurus). The bovine genome is similar in size to the genomes of humans and other mammals, containing approximately 3 billion DNA base pairs. The breed of cattle selected for initial sequencing was Hereford, which is used in beef production. Sequencing began in December 2003 and a first draft was completed in October 2004. Sequencing of additional cattle breeds, including the Holstein, Angus, Jersey, Limousin, Norwegian Red and Brahman, allows tracking of the DNA differences between these breeds to assist in the discovery of traits for better meat and milk production and, as with all non-human genomes, to model human disease.
Bovine Genome Sequencing: Bos taurus. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), in conjunction with the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension ...
NCBI Web Resources: Global Query. Query all NCBI Entrez databases in one step. BLAST. Compare your sequence to different organism-specific sequences.
Bovine Genome Assembled International Effort Makes Data Freely Available to Scientists Worldwide BETHESDA, Md., Wed., Oct. 6, 2004 - The first draft of the bovine genome ...
About the Project. The Human Genome Sequencing Center is working to sequence and annotate the bovine genome, Bos taurus. The bovine genome assembly and analysis and the ...
This project is part of a large international effort to sequence the bovine genome.