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Bos taurus
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Domesticated from the wild aurochs (Bos primigenius) approximately 10,000 years ago in the Near East, cattle (family Bovidae) are among the most economically important animals globally. Adults weigh 400โ1,100 kg depending on breed. Over 1,000 breeds exist, varying enormously in body size, horn shape, coat color, and production traits. They are large ruminants with a four-chambered stomach (rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum) harboring complex microbial communities that ferment cellulose. Herbivorous, they graze on grasses, hay, and silage. Cattle provide meat (beef/veal), milk (dairy), leather, and draft power. Global cattle population is ~1 billion. They are significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions (methane from enteric fermentation). In biomedical research, they are used in reproductive biology (IVF was first developed in cattle), immunology, and prion disease (BSE). Females have a ~283-day gestation, typically one calf. The genome was sequenced in 2009 (2n=60). Lifespan: 18โ25 years. They hold immense cultural significance across many civilizations.
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Species-Related Single-Cell Datasets86Datasets
| DataID โ | Latin Name โ | Folder ID โ | Tissue โ | Title โ | Detail | QC | Analysis |
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| Data0046 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank033 | Hypothalamus | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0030 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank052 | Cerebellum | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0031 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank070 | Cerebellum | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0032 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank050 | Cerebral_cortex | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0033 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank051 | Cerebral_cortex | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0069 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank069 | Medulla_oblongata | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0098 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank073 | Thymus | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0026 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank013 | Bone Marrow | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0027 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank040 | Bone_marrow | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0024 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_35499046_2021_Rank002 | Blood | Cross-tissue single-cell transcriptomic landscape reveals the key cell subtypes and their potential roles in the nutrient absorption and metabolism in dairy cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0025 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank020 | Blood | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0094 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank004 | Spleen | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0095 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank063 | Spleen | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0034 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank011 | Cervical lymph node | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0035 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank049 | Cervical_lymph_node | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0036 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank003 | Cisterna chyli | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0037 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank035 | Cisterna chyli | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0044 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank064 | Heart | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0045 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank067 | Heart | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0062 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank044 | Lung | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0063 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank057 | Lung | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0057 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_35499046_2021_Rank005 | Liver | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0058 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank015 | Liver | Cross-tissue single-cell transcriptomic landscape reveals the key cell subtypes and their potential roles in the nutrient absorption and metabolism in dairy cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0059 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank021 | Liver | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0060 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank030 | Liver | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0061 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank045 | Liver | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0023 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank071 | Bile_duct | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0018 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_35499046_2021_Rank001 | Abomasum | Cross-tissue single-cell transcriptomic landscape reveals the key cell subtypes and their potential roles in the nutrient absorption and metabolism in dairy cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0070 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_35499046_2021_Rank006 | Omasum | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0083 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_35499046_2021_Rank008 | Reticulum | Cross-tissue single-cell transcriptomic landscape reveals the key cell subtypes and their potential roles in the nutrient absorption and metabolism in dairy cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0086 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_35499046_2021_Rank009 | Rumen | Cross-tissue single-cell transcriptomic landscape reveals the key cell subtypes and their potential roles in the nutrient absorption and metabolism in dairy cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0019 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank038 | Abomasum | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0020 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank072 | Abomasum | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0071 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank014 | Omasum | Cross-tissue single-cell transcriptomic landscape reveals the key cell subtypes and their potential roles in the nutrient absorption and metabolism in dairy cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0072 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank042 | Omasum | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0084 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank054 | Reticulum | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0085 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank059 | Reticulum | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0076 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank041 | Pancreas | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0077 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank047 | Pancreas | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0042 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank036 | Esophage | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0043 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank060 | Esophage | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0047 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_35499046_2021_Rank003 | Ileum | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0040 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank017 | Duodenum | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0041 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank068 | Duodenum | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0048 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank009 | Ileum | Cross-tissue single-cell transcriptomic landscape reveals the key cell subtypes and their potential roles in the nutrient absorption and metabolism in dairy cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0049 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank029 | Ileum | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0080 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_35499046_2021_Rank007 | Rectum | Cross-tissue single-cell transcriptomic landscape reveals the key cell subtypes and their potential roles in the nutrient absorption and metabolism in dairy cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0028 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank022 | Cecum | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0029 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank053 | Cecum | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0038 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank008 | Colon | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0039 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank034 | Colon | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0081 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank039 | Rectum | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0082 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank074 | Rectum | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0091 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_35499046_2021_Rank010 | Salivary gland | Cross-tissue single-cell transcriptomic landscape reveals the key cell subtypes and their potential roles in the nutrient absorption and metabolism in dairy cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0101 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank065 | Tongue_circumvallate | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0103 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank061 | Tongue_fungal | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0073 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank056 | Ovary | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0074 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank076 | Ovary | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0075 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank012 | Oviduct | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0050 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank032 | Intima of corpus uteri | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0051 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank006 | Intima of uterine horn | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0052 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank016 | Intima of uterine horn | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0065 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_35499046_2021_Rank004 | Mammary gland | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0064 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank002 | Mammary duct | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0066 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank058 | Mammary_duct | Cross-tissue single-cell transcriptomic landscape reveals the key cell subtypes and their potential roles in the nutrient absorption and metabolism in dairy cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0067 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank043 | Mammary_parenchyma | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0068 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank055 | Mammary_parenchyma | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0078 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank001 | Pituitary gland | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0079 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank048 | Pituitary_gland | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0021 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank037 | Adrenal gland | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0022 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank046 | Adrenal_gland | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0099 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank025 | Thyroid | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0055 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank028 | Kidney | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0056 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank031 | Kidney | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0092 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank018 | Skin | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0093 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank062 | Skin | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0053 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank005 | Jejunum | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0054 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank007 | Jejunum | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0087 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank027 | Rumen_Muscle | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0088 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank075 | Rumen_muscle | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0089 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank010 | Rumen_Papillary | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0090 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank026 | Rumen_Papillary | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0096 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank019 | Sublingual gland | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0097 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank066 | Sublingual_gland | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0100 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank024 | Tongue_Circumvallate | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis | |
| Data0102 | Bos taurus | Bos_taurus_40913183_2025_Rank023 | Tongue_Fungal | A multi-tissue single-cell expression atlas in cattle. | QC | Analysis |
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