Polymorphism in exon 2 of INHBB gene and its relationship with litter size in Jining Grey goats
Journal Title: Animal Science Papers and Reports - Year 2012, Vol 30, Issue 1
Abstract
The inhibin βB(INHBB) gene was studied as a candidate gene for the prolificacy of Jining Grey goats. According to the sequence of bovine INHBB gene, two pairs of primers were designed to detect single nucleotide polymorphism in exon 2 of INHBB gene in high-prolificacy (Jining Grey) and low-prolificacy (Inner Mongolia Cashmere and Angora) goats by polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism method. Only the amplified products of primer P2 showed polymorphism. Three genotypes (AA, AB and BB) were identified in Jining Grey and two (AB and BB) in Inner Mongolia Cashmere and Angora goats. Sequencing revealed one single nucleotide mutation (A→G) at base 782 of exon 2 of INHBB gene in BB genotype compared to genotype AA. The inhibin βB(INHBB) gene was studied as a candidate gene for the prolificacy of Jining Grey goats. According to the sequence of bovine INHBB gene, two pairs of primers were designed to detect single nucleotide polymorphism in exon 2 of INHBB gene in high-prolificacy (Jining Grey) and low-prolificacy (Inner Mongolia Cashmere and Angora) goats by polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism method. Only the amplified products of primer P2 showed polymorphism. Three genotypes (AA, AB and BB) were identified in Jining Grey and two (AB and BB) in Inner Mongolia Cashmere and Angora goats. Sequencing revealed one single nucleotide mutation (A→G) at base 782 of exon 2 of INHBB gene in BB genotype compared to genotype AA. In Jining Grey goats the frequencies of A and B alleles were 0.318 and 0.682 while of AA, AB and BB genotypes reached 0.068, 0.500 and 0.432, respectively. The Jining Grey goats remained in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (chi-square = 3.36, P = 0.1861). These of genotype AA delivered by 0.73 (P<0.05) or 0.84 (P<0.05) kids more than those with genotype AB or BB, while does of genotype AB by 0.11 (P>0.05) kids more than did does of genotype BB.
Authors and Affiliations
M. X. Chu, Z. L. Peng, H. Q. Chen, Y. J. Zhang, L. Fang, R. Di, G. L. Cao, T. Feng, N. Li
Approximation of reliability of single-step genomic breeding values for dairy cattle in the Czech Republic
The method for approximating reliability of genomic breeding values in the single-step genomic BLUP evaluation was tested on milk production data from dairy cattle in the Czech Republic. The reliability of young dairy bu...
Evaluation of anesthesia and reproductive performance upon diazepam and xylazine injection in rats
The aims of the current study were to evaluate the effects of diazepam (D) and/or xylazine (X) on the induction of sedation and anesthesia, performing ovarian transplantation and litter size upon administration during pr...
Haematological profile of messinese goat kids and their dams during the first month post-partum
The neonatal period represents a transition phase from the sheltered intrauterine to the exposed extrauterine environment. Changes in haematological profile in five pairs of twin kids and their dams were investigated ove...
Morphological and densitometric research of the tibial bone in the post-natal development in domestic geese
Investigated were morphological and densitometric parameters of the tihiotarsal bones in White Kołuda Geese over post-natal period as influenced by sex, age and bone area using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and periph...
Factors affecting the shape of lactation curves in Polish Holstein-Friesian cows
The objectives of this study were (1) to examine different shapes of lactation curves when the Wilmink function is fitted to test-day yields, and (2) to analyze the relationships between lactation curve shape and factors...