In-silico Study on Synteny Between Cattle and Buffalo Genome

Among the livestock animals in India, cattle and buffalo are highly important that contribute a lot to the livestock industries and in turn to the economy of the country. Various genomic improvement programs are being carried out throughout the country for the improvement of cattle and buffalo breeds. Genome sequencing of both the species are almost complete. Though the cattle genome is well finished, the buffalo genome is only drafted and that to with very small coverage. From the unfinished genome of buffalo, it is highly necessary to find out the agriculturally important genes. This is only possible by annotating it’s genome by a comparative analysis with well finished genome of cow, a member of its own family. Nowadays, Genome browsers are very popular in the field of genome annotation by facilitating the graphical visualization of genomic elements on the genome and comparison of the genome of two or more organisms.