Analysis of the genetic diversity of local Swedish chicken breeds using microsatellite markers

The aim of the present study was to analyse the genetic diversity, genetic relationship and breed structure of ten local Swedish chicken breeds. A total of 127 chickens from ten breeds were genotyped using 24 autosomal microsatellite markers. Genotyping was performed by amplifying the genomic DNA us...

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Autor principal: Abebe, Abiye Shenkut
Formato: H2
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics (until 231231) 2013
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description The aim of the present study was to analyse the genetic diversity, genetic relationship and breed structure of ten local Swedish chicken breeds. A total of 127 chickens from ten breeds were genotyped using 24 autosomal microsatellite markers. Genotyping was performed by amplifying the genomic DNA using multiplex PCR kits and fragment analysis was carried out using genetic analyzer. A total of 124 alleles were detected in all populations, with a mean number of 5.17 alleles per locus. Within breeds, the observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.219 to 0.417 and 0.231 to 0.559 respectively, and three breeds (Gotlandshöna, Hedemorahöna and Skånsk blommehöna) showed significant deviations from Hardy-Weinberg expectations. Similarly, 6 of the 24 loci were significantly deviated from Hardy-Weinberg. Inbreeding within breeds (FIS) was generally high with the overall across loci and breed being 0.181. Due to small sample sizes in 50% of the breeds, the genetic relationship between breeds shown in the neighbor-joining tree was supported by low bootstrap values. The results of the breed structure analysis revealed that the Gotlandshöna, Hedemorahöna, Öländsk Dvärghöna and Svarthöna breeds formed their own distinct clusters, but breeds with small sample sizes (Skånsk blommehöna, Åsbohöna, Kindahöna, Ölandshöna, Gammelsvensk Dvärghöna and Orusthöna) clustered together. The results of the current study can be used as baseline genetic information that can be assimilated with genetic conservation programs, for instance, to control inbreeding within breeds and to implement further genetic studies in local Swedish chickens.
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spelling RepoSLU58352015-01-16T00:15:03Z Analysis of the genetic diversity of local Swedish chicken breeds using microsatellite markers Abebe, Abiye Shenkut Local chicken genetic diversity microsatellite locus heterozygosity The aim of the present study was to analyse the genetic diversity, genetic relationship and breed structure of ten local Swedish chicken breeds. A total of 127 chickens from ten breeds were genotyped using 24 autosomal microsatellite markers. Genotyping was performed by amplifying the genomic DNA using multiplex PCR kits and fragment analysis was carried out using genetic analyzer. A total of 124 alleles were detected in all populations, with a mean number of 5.17 alleles per locus. Within breeds, the observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.219 to 0.417 and 0.231 to 0.559 respectively, and three breeds (Gotlandshöna, Hedemorahöna and Skånsk blommehöna) showed significant deviations from Hardy-Weinberg expectations. Similarly, 6 of the 24 loci were significantly deviated from Hardy-Weinberg. Inbreeding within breeds (FIS) was generally high with the overall across loci and breed being 0.181. Due to small sample sizes in 50% of the breeds, the genetic relationship between breeds shown in the neighbor-joining tree was supported by low bootstrap values. The results of the breed structure analysis revealed that the Gotlandshöna, Hedemorahöna, Öländsk Dvärghöna and Svarthöna breeds formed their own distinct clusters, but breeds with small sample sizes (Skånsk blommehöna, Åsbohöna, Kindahöna, Ölandshöna, Gammelsvensk Dvärghöna and Orusthöna) clustered together. The results of the current study can be used as baseline genetic information that can be assimilated with genetic conservation programs, for instance, to control inbreeding within breeds and to implement further genetic studies in local Swedish chickens. SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics (until 231231) 2013 H2 eng https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/5835/
spellingShingle Local chicken
genetic diversity
microsatellite locus
heterozygosity
Abebe, Abiye Shenkut
Analysis of the genetic diversity of local Swedish chicken breeds using microsatellite markers
title Analysis of the genetic diversity of local Swedish chicken breeds using microsatellite markers
title_full Analysis of the genetic diversity of local Swedish chicken breeds using microsatellite markers
title_fullStr Analysis of the genetic diversity of local Swedish chicken breeds using microsatellite markers
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of the genetic diversity of local Swedish chicken breeds using microsatellite markers
title_short Analysis of the genetic diversity of local Swedish chicken breeds using microsatellite markers
title_sort analysis of the genetic diversity of local swedish chicken breeds using microsatellite markers
topic Local chicken
genetic diversity
microsatellite locus
heterozygosity