Association of Polymorphisms at <i>PRLR</i> Gene Loci with Litter Size in Haimen Goat

Dejun Ji; Guohu Cheng; Yongjun Li; Hao Zhang; Haiyan Guo; Miaoying Cai

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Association of Polymorphisms at PRLR Gene Loci with Litter Size in Haimen Goat

Dejun Ji, Guohu Cheng, Yongjun Li, Hao Zhang, Haiyan Guo, Miaoying Cai

Published in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Volume 1, Issue 2)

Received: 29 July 2016 Accepted: 8 August 2016 Published: 29 August 2016

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Haimen goat is an exclusive and relatively rare indigenous Chinese goat breed that can produce high quality Brush Hair specialized in making valuable writing brush. To enlarge quickly the population size of Haimen goat, certain genetic markers that can improve litter size are needed in the breeding process. To search for suitable genetic markers related to litter size, the polymorphisms at the PRLR gene loci were investigated by PCR and single-strand conformation polymorphisms (SSCP) in Haimen goat, and their associations with litter size were analyzed by genetic tools. Results showed that two alleles are found on PRLR gene Intron 1, with gene frequencies was 0.59 and 0.41, respectively; the heterozygosity (He), effective allele number (Ne) and polymorphic information content (PIC) in Haimen Goat based on Intron 1 was 0.4838, 1.9372 and 0.3668, respectively; Two alleles were found on PRLR gene Intron 2, and gene frequencies was 0.79 and 0.21, respectively. He, Ne and PIC in Haimen Goat on Intron 2 was 0.3318, 1.4966 and 0.2768, respectively. The genetic variation indicated that the Haimen goat population was moderately polymorphic. The least square analysis and multicomparison of PRLR gene loci and litter size demonstrated that the SNP (A35G) on Intron 2 of the PRLR gene affected extremely significantly on litter size, with CC as the advantageous genotype for the trait of litter size; while the SNP (T95C) on Intron 1 had no significantly effect on litter size in Haimen goat. The results would provide some evidence for SNP (A35G) on Intron 2 of the PRLR gene as a candidate marker for the trait of litter size in goat.

Published in	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Volume 1, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.bmb.20160102.13
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Goat, PRLR, Litter Size, Polymorphism, PCR-SSCP

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Dejun Ji; Guohu Cheng; Yongjun Li; Hao Zhang; Haiyan Guo, et al. Association of Polymorphisms at PRLR Gene Loci with Litter Size in Haimen Goat. Biochem. Mol. Biol. 2016, 1(2), 23-26. doi: 10.11648/j.bmb.20160102.13

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Dejun Ji, Guohu Cheng, Yongjun Li, Hao Zhang, Haiyan Guo, et al. Association of Polymorphisms at PRLR Gene Loci with Litter Size in Haimen Goat. Biochem Mol Biol. 2016;1(2):23-26. doi: 10.11648/j.bmb.20160102.13

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Dejun Ji

Key Laboratory for Animal Genetics & Molecular Breeding of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
Guohu Cheng

Key Laboratory for Animal Genetics & Molecular Breeding of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
Yongjun Li

Key Laboratory for Animal Genetics & Molecular Breeding of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
Hao Zhang

Key Laboratory for Animal Genetics & Molecular Breeding of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
Haiyan Guo

Key Laboratory for Animal Genetics & Molecular Breeding of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
Miaoying Cai

Key Laboratory for Animal Genetics & Molecular Breeding of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China

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Dejun Ji, Guohu Cheng, Yongjun Li, Hao Zhang, Haiyan Guo, et al. Association of Polymorphisms at PRLR Gene Loci with Litter Size in Haimen Goat. Biochem Mol Biol. 2016;1(2):23-26. doi: 10.11648/j.bmb.20160102.13

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AU  - Hao Zhang
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