Whole Genome Bisulfite Sequencing of Longissimus Dorsi Muscles between Japanese Black (Wagyu) and Chinese Red Steppes Cattle

We performed a comparative genome-wide methylation analysis of longissimus dorsi muscles between the Japanese Black (Wagyu) and Chinese Red Steppes cattle, which exhibit significant differences in meat quality traits. This will allow us to better understand the correlation between DNA methylation variants and meat quality traits. Overall design: Comparative Genome-wide Methylation between three longissimus muscle (LM) tissue samples of Japanese black cattle (28 months old) and three LM samples of Chinese Red Steppes cattle (28 months old)