Genetic diversity of three Chinese native sheep breeds
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- 作者：G. -X. E ; Y. -Fu. Huang ; Y. -Ju Zhao ; J. -N. He
- 关键词：native sheep ; microsatellites ; major histocompatibility complex ; DRA
- 刊名：Russian Journal of Genetics
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：53
- 期：1
- 页码：118-127
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- 刊物类别：Biomedical and Life Sciences
- 刊物主题：Human Genetics; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Microbial Genetics and Genomics;
- 出版者：Pleiades Publishing
- ISSN：1608-3369
- 卷排序：53
文摘
The sheep (Ovis aries L.) has been an important farm animal species since its domestication. A wide array of indigenous sheep breeds with abundant phenotypic diversity exists for domestication and selection. Therefore, assessing the genetic diversity of a local sheep resource using a multi-molecular system is helpful for maintaining and conserving those breeds. This study aimed to investigate the genetic diversity of three native Chinese sheep breeds (Tibetan sheep, Sishui Fur sheep, and Small-tailed Han sheep) using 15 microsatellite markers and the second exon of the DRA gene. In regards to the microsatellites, on average, 19 alleles per loci were observed among all individuals. Across loci, the HO within the population was 0.652 ± 0.022 in Tibetan sheep, 0.603 ± 0.023 in Small-tailed Han sheep and 0.635 ± 0.022 in SFS, and for most populations, the HE and HO were inconsistent. In addition, affluent private alleles within the breed indicated that the breeds have different domestication histories or sites. In regards to the 2 exon of the DRA gene, three haplotypes were constructed by seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), which were identified in the second DRA exon and inferred the potential for phenotypic variety in these Chinese native sheep. In summary, the current study reveals the importance of implementing effective conservation strategies for these three native Chinese sheep.