Luca Fontanesi

Best Publications

• Rabbit genome analysis reveals a polygenic basis for phenotypic change during domestication.

  Miguel Carneiro;Carl Johan Rubin;Federica Di Palma;Federica Di Palma;Frank W. Albert

  443
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• Dose-response of different dietary leucine levels on growth performance and amino acid metabolism in piglets differing for aminoadipate-semialdehyde synthase genotypes.

  Micol Bertocchi;Paolo Bosi;Diana Luise;Vincenzo Motta

  195
  Citations

• Copy Number Variation and Missense Mutations of the Agouti Signaling Protein (ASIP) Gene in Goat Breeds with Different Coat Colors

  Luca Fontanesi;Francesca Beretti;V. Riggio;E. Gómez González

  176
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• Genomic inbreeding estimation in small populations: evaluation of runs of homozygosity in three local dairy cattle breeds

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  164
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• Genomic diversity, linkage disequilibrium and selection signatures in European local pig breeds assessed with a high density SNP chip.

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  148
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• A first comparative map of copy number variations in the sheep genome.

  L. Fontanesi;F. Beretti;F. Beretti;P.L. Martelli;M. Colombo

  146
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• Analysis of horse myostatin gene and identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms in breeds of different morphological types.

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  129
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• Isolation of porcine expressed sequence tags for the construction of a first genomic transcript map of the skeletal muscle in pig.

  R. Davoli;L. Fontanesi;P. Zambonelli;D. Bigi

  118
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• A genome wide association study for backfat thickness in Italian Large White pigs highlights new regions affecting fat deposition including neuronal genes.

  Luca Fontanesi;Giuseppina Schiavo;Giuliano Galimberti;Daniela Giovanna Calò

  118
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• Characterization of the rabbit agouti signaling protein (ASIP) gene: Transcripts and phylogenetic analyses and identification of the causative mutation of the nonagouti black coat colour

  Luca Fontanesi;Lionel Forestier;Daniel Allain;Emilio Scotti

  117
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• Mutations in the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene are associated with coat colours in the domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

  L. Fontanesi;M. Tazzoli;F. Beretti;V. Russo

  113
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• A genomewide association study for average daily gain in Italian Large White pigs.

  Luca Fontanesi;Giuseppina Schiavo;Giuliano Galimberti;Daniela Giovanna Calo

  113
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• Genomic selection in pigs: state of the art and perspectives

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• Coat colours in the Massese sheep breed are associated with mutations in the agouti signalling protein (ASIP) and melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) genes

  L. Fontanesi;S. Dall’Olio;F. Beretti;B. Portolano

  101
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• Quantitative trait loci affecting milk yield and protein percentage in a three-country Brown Swiss population.

  A. Bagnato;F. Schiavini;A. Rossoni;C. Maltecca;C. Maltecca

  99
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• Whole-genome sequencing of European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds allows the detection of signatures of selection for adaptation of genetic resources to different breeding and production systems

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• Identification and association analysis of several hundred single nucleotide polymorphisms within candidate genes for back fat thickness in Italian Large White pigs using a selective genotyping approach.

  L. Fontanesi;G. Galimberti;D. G. Calò;R. Fronza

  97
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• The porcine fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene is associated with fat deposition in Italian Duroc pigs.

  L. Fontanesi;E. Scotti;L. Buttazzoni;R. Davoli

  97
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• Genetic heterogeneity and selection signature at the KIT gene in pigs showing different coat colours and patterns.

  Luca Fontanesi;Enrico D'Alessandro;E Scotti;L Liotta

  97
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• Diversity across major and candidate genes in European local pig breeds.

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  88
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