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Hans D. Daetwyler

Hans D. Daetwyler

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Genetics

D-Index
51
Citations
12888
World Ranking
3847
National Ranking
258

Overview

Hans D. Daetwyler is affiliated with Bayer Pharmaceuticals in Germany. Their research spans across the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Genetics as a main subfield alongside Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics related to genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, genetics and plant breeding, wheat and barley genetics and pathology, sunflower and safflower cultivation, remote sensing in agriculture, and cancer-related molecular mechanisms research.

Frequent coauthors in Hans D. Daetwyler's publications include Matthew Hayden, Iona M. MacLeod, Surya Kant, Amanda J. Chamberlain, and Josquin Tibbits.

Some of the notable recent papers by Hans D. Daetwyler include:

  • From FAANG to fork: application of highly annotated genomes to improve farmed animal production (2020, Genome Biology)
  • Genome-wide fine-mapping identifies pleiotropic and functional variants that predict many traits across global cattle populations (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Demographic History, Adaptation, and NRAP Convergent Evolution at Amino Acid Residue 100 in the World Northernmost Cattle from Siberia (2021, Molecular Biology and Evolution)
  • Expression quantitative trait loci in sheep liver and muscle contribute to variations in meat traits (2021, Genetics Selection Evolution)
  • Mitochondrial protein gene expression and the oxidative phosphorylation pathway associated with feed efficiency and energy balance in dairy cattle (2020, Journal of Dairy Science)

The key publication venues where Hans D. Daetwyler frequently publishes are:

  • Genetics Selection Evolution
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Theoretical and Applied Genetics
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Communications Biology

Best Publications

  • Whole-Genome Regression and Prediction Methods Applied to Plant and Animal Breeding

    Gustavo de los Campos;John M. Hickey;Ricardo Pong-Wong;Hans D. Daetwyler

  • Whole-genome sequencing of 234 bulls facilitates mapping of monogenic and complex traits in cattle

    Hans D Daetwyler;Aurélien Capitan;Hubert Pausch;Paul Stothard

  • The Impact of Genetic Architecture on Genome-Wide Evaluation Methods

    Hans D. Daetwyler;Ricardo Pong-Wong;Beatriz Villanueva;John A. Woolliams

  • Accuracy of predicting the genetic risk of disease using a genome-wide approach.

    Hans D. Daetwyler;Hans D. Daetwyler;Beatriz Villanueva;John A. Woolliams

  • 1000 Bull Genomes Project to Map Simple and Complex Genetic Traits in Cattle: Applications and Outcomes.

    Ben J. Hayes;Hans D. Daetwyler

  • Genomic Prediction in Animals and Plants: Simulation of Data, Validation, Reporting and Benchmarking

    Hans D. Daetwyler;Mario P. L. Calus;Ricardo Pong-Wong;Gustavo de los Campos

  • The importance of information on relatives for the prediction of genomic breeding values and the implications for the makeup of reference data sets in livestock breeding schemes.

    Samuel A Clark;John M Hickey;Hans D Daetwyler;Julius H J van der Werf

  • Inbreeding in genome‐wide selection

    H.D. Daetwyler;B. Villanueva;P. Bijma;John Woolliams

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for cattle stature identifies common genes that regulate body size in mammals.

    Aniek C. Bouwman;Hans D. Daetwyler;Amanda J. Chamberlain;Carla Hurtado Ponce

  • Exome sequencing highlights the role of wild-relative introgression in shaping the adaptive landscape of the wheat genome

    Fei He;Raj Pasam;Fan Shi;Surya Kant

  • Genes and spacers of cloned sea urchin histone DNA analyzed by sequencing

    W. Schaffner;G. Kunz;H. Daetwyler;J. Telford

  • A Genome Scan to Detect Quantitative Trait Loci for Economically Important Traits in Holstein Cattle Using Two Methods and a Dense Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Map

    H.D. Daetwyler;F.S. Schenkel;M. Sargolzaei;J.A.B. Robinson

  • Components of the accuracy of genomic prediction in a multi-breed sheep population

    H. D. Daetwyler;K. E. Kemper;J. H. J. van der Werf;J. H. J. van der Werf;B. J. Hayes;B. J. Hayes

  • Designing dairy cattle breeding schemes under genomic selection: a review of international research

    J. E. Pryce;H. D. Daetwyler

  • Quantifying the contribution of sequence variants with regulatory and evolutionary significance to 34 bovine complex traits

    Ruidong Xiang;Irene van den Berg;Iona M. MacLeod;Benjamin J. Hayes

  • Accuracy of estimated genomic breeding values for wool and meat traits in a multi-breed sheep population

    H. D. Daetwyler;J. M. Hickey;J. M. Henshall;S. Dominik

  • Accuracy of pedigree and genomic predictions of carcass and novel meat quality traits in multi-breed sheep data assessed by cross-validation

    Hans D Daetwyler;Andrew A Swan;Andrew A Swan;Julius H J van der Werf;Julius H J van der Werf;Ben J Hayes;Ben J Hayes

  • Genomic prediction for rust resistance in diverse wheat landraces

    Hans D. Daetwyler;Urmil K. Bansal;Harbans S. Bariana;Matthew J. Hayden

  • Accuracy of genotype imputation in sheep breeds.

    B. J. Hayes;P. J. Bowman;H. D. Daetwyler;J. W. Kijas

  • Genomic selection in crops, trees and forages: a review

    Z. Lin;Z. Lin;Z. Lin;B. J. Hayes;B. J. Hayes;B. J. Hayes;H. D. Daetwyler;H. D. Daetwyler;H. D. Daetwyler

Frequent Co-Authors

Ben J. Hayes
Ben J. Hayes University of Queensland
Michael E. Goddard
Michael E. Goddard University of Melbourne
German Spangenberg
German Spangenberg La Trobe University
Iona M. MacLeod
Iona M. MacLeod La Trobe University
Matthew J. Hayden
Matthew J. Hayden La Trobe University
Amanda J. Chamberlain
Amanda J. Chamberlain La Trobe University
Andrew Swan
Andrew Swan University of New England
Sunduimijid Bolormaa
Sunduimijid Bolormaa Agriculture Victoria Services (Australia)
J. H. J. van der Werf
J. H. J. van der Werf University of New England
Jennie E. Pryce
Jennie E. Pryce La Trobe University

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