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AlphaGenes

@Alpha_Genes

Quantitative genetics methods and computational approaches for animal and plant breeding programs and human genetics. Genomic Selection 2.0

alphagenes.roslin.ed.ac.uk/
Joined July 2012
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New Preprint: Genomic selection strategies for clonally propagated crops. GS in clones needs cross prediction for parent selection or else inbreeding depression can limit gain. Led by @christ_raw with @GregorGorjanc @ChrisGaynor11 @driscollsberry biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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New preprint: A Two-Part Strategy using Genomic Selection in Hybrid Crop Breeding Programs. Led by @O_M_Powell in collaboration with @ChrisGaynor11 @christ_raw @GregorGorjanc Hybrid programs using two-part strategy = big increase in rate of genetic gain. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Replying to @HickeyJohn @AndrewCZWhalen
AlphaPeel was critical to this paper doi.org/10.1534/genetics.119…. We were dealing with half a million variants in ~4,000 progeny and multiple generations.

The Fate of Deleterious Variants in a Barley Genomic Prediction Population

Abstract. Targeted identification and purging of deleterious genetic variants has been proposed as a novel approach to animal and plant breeding. This stra

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#AGBT_Ag will be a very exciting conference. Thanks to @agbt for sowing the seed. #AGBT_Ag will be the global conference of animal & plant breeding, genetics, genomics that will bring together industry, academia, policy makers & stakeholders. Please watch this space & retweet!
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@agbt20 Feb 2020
Breaking News: agbt.org/the-genome-partners…
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Still a few places left on the #GWAS course in Berlin with @ogrecio @christ_raw and @HerrFalloppio If interested, please see: physalia-courses.org/courses… #Genomics #bioinformatics
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Troy Rowan@TroyNRowan1 Dec 2019
Had a great day in Stirling with the @HighlanderLab (and friends). Learned lots about 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 history and that unicorns are actually deer, lion, ox, goat, equid hybrids 🤯
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Made it out of the office today and managed to see some nice Scottish Angus cattle at the Borders!
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🎉Here’s everyone who rocked the Orcadian Strip-the-Helix at the @GenSocUK centenary celebration tonight #GenSoc100!👌 I think we ended up with a few mutations for sure!😂 Thanks for having us, you can see the full videos & more free teaching resources👇 scienceceilidh.com/striptheh…
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Science ceilidh! #GenSoc100
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I designed a Punnet square box of chocolates, especially for the #gensoc100 Gala Dinner last week. @GenSocUK #gensoc100 Thanks to Ian Burnett and the team @HighlandChoc for indulging me and @cobbvantress for sponsorship.
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Replying to @GenSocUK
@GenSocUK chocs #GenSoc100
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It’s a pleasure to receive a print copy of the special JABG issue in honour of Robin Thompson - we did a good job @HickeyJohn !!!
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Good luck with the next phase @mrtnj – at Scotland, United Kingdom
Martin Johnsson (@mrtnj) profile pictureMartin Johnsson@mrtnj17 Nov 2019
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There should be no quantitative genetics section without the cattle genomics. So we have @TroyNRowan speaking about signatures of selection and local adaptation in US beef cattle! #GenSoc100
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Bonus: cattle photos! @TroyNRowan #GenSoc100
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A massive thank you to all speakers, session chairs and participants of the BBSRC cross institute workshop on the future role of farmed animals in food production, who did an amazing job in providing much needed evidence & stimulated thoughts. Science is not running out of ideas!
Mike Coffey #phenotypeisking https://t.co/1ZZ2FBBs (@dadyo32) profile pictureMike Coffey #phenotypeisking https://t.co/1ZZ2FBBs@dadyo3212 Nov 2019
Who's that good looking fellow down the front?
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Hickey: Breeding programmes have two jobs: improving populations and product development (testing and disseminating good individuals). Aninal breeding emphasises the former, plant breeding the latter. #GenSoc100
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.@IvanPocrnic presenting work from @universityofga on limited dimensionality of genomic information and exploiting it for computational advances in genomic prediction
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Come to the seriously fancy poster area to see my poster on deleterious sequence variants and @AndrewCZWhalen's poster on recombination rate, both in pigs. #GenSoc100
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Computational genetics discussion group with Jeff Endelman on genomics in potato breeding. @roslininstitute @Alpha_Genes
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Replying to @GregorGorjanc
@GregorGorjanc delivering an invited talk at #plantquant2019 meeting in Birmingham.
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