Molecular breeding of farm animals through gene editing

The rapid development of biotechnology has facilitated our understanding of the biological functions of candidate genes for important economic traits in farm animals. Molecular breeding by gene editing has greatly revolutionized the breeding of farm animals. Through gene editing and embryo manipulat...

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Main Authors: Gao Fei, Hou Naipeng, Du Xuguang, Wang Yu, Zhao Jianguo, Wu Sen
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Language:English
Published: Science Press 2023-07-01
Series:National Science Open
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Online Access:https://www.sciengine.com/doi/10.1360/nso/20220066
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author Gao Fei
Hou Naipeng
Du Xuguang
Wang Yu
Zhao Jianguo
Wu Sen
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description The rapid development of biotechnology has facilitated our understanding of the biological functions of candidate genes for important economic traits in farm animals. Molecular breeding by gene editing has greatly revolutionized the breeding of farm animals. Through gene editing and embryo manipulation, breeds with designed economic or disease-resistant traits can be readily generated. Along with this fast progress, the safety assessment of gene-edited farm animals has attracted public and regulatory attention. This review summarizes the research progress of gene editing in farm animals, focusing on performance improvement, disease resistance, bioreactors, animal welfare, and environmental friendliness. The limitations and future development of gene editing technology in farm animal breeding are also discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-b9926faddc3f429e8562548fe72c4a512025-08-20T02:47:08ZengScience PressNational Science Open2097-11682023-07-01210.1360/nso/20220066eb33e642Molecular breeding of farm animals through gene editingGao Fei0Hou Naipeng1Du Xuguang2Wang Yu3Zhao Jianguo4Wu Sen5["State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China","Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China"]["College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China","Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China"]["State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China","Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China"]["Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China"]["Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China"]["State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China","Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China"]The rapid development of biotechnology has facilitated our understanding of the biological functions of candidate genes for important economic traits in farm animals. Molecular breeding by gene editing has greatly revolutionized the breeding of farm animals. Through gene editing and embryo manipulation, breeds with designed economic or disease-resistant traits can be readily generated. Along with this fast progress, the safety assessment of gene-edited farm animals has attracted public and regulatory attention. This review summarizes the research progress of gene editing in farm animals, focusing on performance improvement, disease resistance, bioreactors, animal welfare, and environmental friendliness. The limitations and future development of gene editing technology in farm animal breeding are also discussed.https://www.sciengine.com/doi/10.1360/nso/20220066molecular breedingfarm animalsgene editing
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Hou Naipeng
Du Xuguang
Wang Yu
Zhao Jianguo
Wu Sen
Molecular breeding of farm animals through gene editing
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title Molecular breeding of farm animals through gene editing
title_full Molecular breeding of farm animals through gene editing
title_fullStr Molecular breeding of farm animals through gene editing
title_full_unstemmed Molecular breeding of farm animals through gene editing
title_short Molecular breeding of farm animals through gene editing
title_sort molecular breeding of farm animals through gene editing
topic molecular breeding
farm animals
gene editing
url https://www.sciengine.com/doi/10.1360/nso/20220066
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