Genetic Diversity, Selection Signatures, and Genome-Wide Association Study Identify Candidate Genes Related to Litter Size in Hu Sheep

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第一作者： Bao, Jingjing

作者： Bao, Jingjing;Xiong, Jinke;Huang, Jupeng;Yang, Peifu;Shang, Mingyu;Zhang, Li;Bao, Jingjing

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关键词： Hu sheep; genetic diversity; selection signatures; GWAS; litter size; candidate genes

期刊名称：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES （ 影响因子：4.9； 五年影响因子：5.7 ）

ISSN： 1661-6596

年卷期： 2024 年 25 卷 17 期

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摘要： Hu sheep is a renowned prolific local sheep breed in China, widely distributed across the country due to its excellent reproductive performance. Deciphering the molecular mechanisms underlying the high fecundity of Hu sheep is crucial for improving the litter size of ewes. In this study, we genotyped 830 female Hu sheep using the Illumina OvineSNP50 BeadChip and performed genetic diversity analysis, selection signature detection, and a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for litter size. Our results revealed that the Hu sheep population exhibits relatively high genetic diversity. A total of 4927 runs of homozygosity (ROH) segments were detected, with the majority (74.73%) being short in length. Different genomic inbreeding coefficients (FROH, FHOM, FGRM, and FUNI) ranged from -0.0060 to 0.0126, showing low levels of inbreeding in this population. Additionally, we identified 91 candidate genomic regions through three complementary selection signature methods, including ROH, composite likelihood ratio (CLR), and integrated haplotype score (iHS), and annotated 189 protein-coding genes. Moreover, we observed two significant SNPs related to the litter size of Hu sheep using GWAS analysis based on a repeatability model. Integrating the selection signatures and the GWAS results, we identified 15 candidate genes associated with litter size, among which BMPR1B and UNC5C were particularly noteworthy. These findings provide valuable insights for improving the reproductive performance and breeding of high-fecundity lines of Hu sheep.

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