A bovine GWAS reveals determinants of mobilization rate and dynamics of endogenous retroviruses
We develop a novel method to measure the rate of ERVK[2-1-LTR] mobilization in the male germline, and show that this rate varies more than ten-fold between animals.  We perform a genome wide association study with 430 bulls and identify eight loci that affect ERVK[2-1-LTR] mobilization rate.