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Overview

Olivier Hanotte is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and has made significant contributions within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work is primarily focused on genetics and animal science, with a notable emphasis on livestock and poultry management, genetic diversity, and molecular biology as it relates to animal populations.

The main fields of study encompassed in Hanotte's research include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Subfields of research highlight the scientist's focus on:

  • Genetics
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Cancer Research

Hanotte's research topics cover an array of key areas, reflecting a concentration on:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Livestock and Poultry Management
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Frequent publication venues for Olivier Hanotte include:

  • Animal Genetics
  • BMC Genomics
  • Frontiers in Genetics
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Hanotte often collaborates with several researchers in their field. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Tadelle Dessie
  • Abdulfatai Tijjani
  • Adebabay Kebede
  • Joram M. Mwacharo
  • Jianlin Han

Representative recent publications that illustrate the scope of Hanotte's work include:

  • Whole-genome resequencing of wild and domestic sheep identifies genes associated with morphological and agronomic traits, 2020, Nature Communications
  • 863 genomes reveal the origin and domestication of chicken, 2020, Cell Research
  • Whole-Genome Resequencing of Worldwide Wild and Domestic Sheep Elucidates Genetic Diversity, Introgression, and Agronomically Important Loci, 2021, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • The wild species genome ancestry of domestic chickens, 2020, BMC Biology
  • The mosaic genome of indigenous African cattle as a unique genetic resource for African pastoralism, 2020, Nature Genetics

Best Publications

  • Genome-Wide Survey of SNP Variation Uncovers the Genetic Structure of Cattle Breeds

    Richard A. Gibbs;Jeremy F. Taylor;Curtis P. Van Tassell

  • Single-locus and multilocus DNA fingerprinting.

    M. W. Bruford;O. Hanotte;J. F. Y. Brookfield;T. Burke

  • Genome 10K: A Proposal to Obtain Whole-Genome Sequence for 10 000 Vertebrate Species

    David Haussler;Stephen J. O'Brien;Oliver A. Ryder;F. Keith Barker

  • African pastoralism: genetic imprints of origins and migrations.

    Olivier Hanotte;Daniel G. Bradley;Joel W. Ochieng;Yasmin Verjee

  • Noninvasive genetic tracking of the endangered Pyrenean brown bear population.

    P. Taberlet;J.-J. Camarra;S. Griffin;E. Uhrès

  • Worldwide Patterns of Ancestry, Divergence, and Admixture in Domesticated Cattle

    Jared E. Decker;Stephanie D. McKay;Megan M. Rolf;Jae Woo Kim

  • Genetic polymorphism for alternative mating behaviour in lekking male ruff Philomachus pugnax

    David B. Lank;Constance M. Smith;Olivier Hanotte;Terry Burke

  • Whole-genome resequencing of wild and domestic sheep identifies genes associated with morphological and agronomic traits

    Xin Li;Ji Yang;Ji Yang;Min Shen;Xing-Long Xie

  • African Indigenous Cattle: Unique Genetic Resources in a Rapidly Changing World

    Okeyo Mwai;Olivier Hanotte;Young-Jun Kwon;Seoae Cho

  • Geographic distribution and frequency of a taurine Bos taurus and an indicine Bos indicus Y specific allele amongst sub-Saharan African cattle breeds.

    Olivier H. Hanotte;C.L. Tawah;D.G. Bradley;M. Okomo

  • Domesticating Animals in Africa: Implications of Genetic and Archaeological Findings

    Diane Gifford-Gonzalez;Olivier Hanotte

  • Resolving the evolution of extant and extinct ruminants with high-throughput phylogenomics

    Jared E. Decker;J. Chris Pires;Gavin C. Conant;Stephanie D. McKay

  • 863 genomes reveal the origin and domestication of chicken

    Ming-Shan Wang;Ming-Shan Wang;Ming-Shan Wang;Mukesh Thakur;Mukesh Thakur;Min-Sheng Peng;Min-Sheng Peng;Yu Jiang

  • Population structure, genetic variation and morphological diversity in indigenous sheep of Ethiopia.

    S. Gizaw;J. A. M. Van Arendonk;H. Komen;J. J. Windig

  • The genome landscape of indigenous African cattle

    Jaemin Kim;Olivier Hanotte;Olivier Hanotte;Okeyo Ally Mwai;Tadelle Dessie

  • Multilocus and single-locus DNA fingerprinting

    T.A. Burke;M.W. Bruford;O. Hanotte;J.F.Y. Brookfield

  • Whole-Genome Resequencing of Worldwide Wild and Domestic Sheep Elucidates Genetic Diversity, Introgression, and Agronomically Important Loci

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  • Mapping of quantitative trait loci controlling trypanotolerance in a cross of tolerant West African N’Dama and susceptible East African Boran cattle

    Olivier H. Hanotte;Y. Ronin;Morris Agaba;P. Nilsson

  • Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in a passerine bird: the reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus.

    O. Hanotte;C. Zanon;C. Zanon;A. Pugh;C. Greig

  • Hybridization of banteng (Bos javanicus) and zebu (Bos indicus) revealed by mitochondrial DNA, satellite DNA, AFLP and microsatellites

    I.J. Nijman;M. Otsen;E.L.C. Verkaar;C. de Ruijter

  • Weitzman's Approach and Conservation of Breed Diversity: an Application to African Cattle Breeds

    S.B. Reist-Marti;H. Simianer;John P. Gibson;Olivier H. Hanotte

  • An approach to the optimal allocation of conservation funds to minimize loss of genetic diversity between livestock breeds

    H. Simianer;S. Marti;John P. Gibson;Olivier H. Hanotte

  • Indo-European and Asian origins for Chilean and Pacific chickens revealed by mtDNA

    Jaime Gongora;Nicolas J. Rawlence;Victor A. Mobegi;Han Jianlin

  • Mitochondrial DNA reveals multiple introductions of domestic chicken in East Africa

    Joram M. Mwacharo;G. Bjørnstad;G. Bjørnstad;Victor A. Mobegi;Koh Nomura

  • Genetic diversity and relationships of indigenous Kenyan camel (Camelus dromedarius) populations: implications for their classification

    D.N. Mburu;J.W. Ochieng;S.G. Kuria;Han Jianlin;Han Jianlin

  • Globally dispersed Y chromosomal haplotypes in wild and domestic sheep.

    J R S Meadows;J R S Meadows;O Hanotte;Cord Drögemüller;J Calvo

  • Zebu cattle of Kenya: Uses, performance, farmer preferences, measures of genetic diversity and options for improved use

    J.E.O. Rege;A. Kahi;M. Okomo-Adhiambo;Joram M. Mwacharo

  • Combination of multiple microsatellite data sets to investigate genetic diversity and admixture of domestic cattle.

    A. R. Freeman;D. G. Bradley;S. Nagda;J. P. Gibson;J. P. Gibson

Frequent Co-Authors

Terry Burke
Terry Burke University of Sheffield
John P. Gibson
John P. Gibson University of New England
Stephen J. Kemp
Stephen J. Kemp University of Edinburgh
Mark E. J. Woolhouse
Mark E. J. Woolhouse University of Edinburgh
Tad S. Sonstegard
Tad S. Sonstegard Recombinetics (United States)
Daniel G. Bradley
Daniel G. Bradley Trinity College Dublin
Michael William Bruford
Michael William Bruford Cardiff University
Ian Handel
Ian Handel University of Edinburgh
Peter K. Kaiser
Peter K. Kaiser Cleveland Clinic
Robert M. Christley
Robert M. Christley University of Liverpool

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