Whole-Genome Selective Scans Detect Genes Associated With Important Phenotypic Traits in Sheep (Ovis aries)

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第一作者： Xu, Song-Song

作者： Xu, Song-Song;Lyu, Fenghua;Xu, Song-Song;Gao, Lei;Shen, Min

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关键词： artificial selection; genome-wide SNPs; sheep; phenotypic traits; genetic improvement

期刊名称：FRONTIERS IN GENETICS （ 影响因子：4.772； 五年影响因子：4.933 ）

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年卷期： 2021 年 12 卷

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摘要： Sheep (Ovis aries) is one of the important livestock with diverse phenotypic traits. However, little is known about the molecular mechanism of diverse phenotypic traits in domestic sheep. Using the genome-wide high-density SNP data (600K) in 253 samples from 13 populations, we conducted the tests of selective sweeps (i.e., pairwise F-ST and XP-CLR) associated with several important phenotypic traits (e.g., tail types, horn morphology, prolificacy, coat pigmentation, ear size, milk production, meat production, body size and wool fineness). We identified strong selective signatures in previously reported (e.g., T, RXFP2, BMPR1B, TYRP1, MSRB3, TF, CEBPA, GPR21 and HOXC8) and novel genes associated with the traits, such as CERS6, BTG1, RYR3, SLC6A4, NNAT and OGT for fat deposition in the tails, FOXO4 for fertility, PTCH1 and EMX2 for ear size, and RMI1 and SCD5 for body size. Further gene annotation analysis showed that these genes were identified to be the most probable genes accounting for the diverse phenotypic traits. Our results provide novel insights into the genetic mechanisms underlying the traits and also new genetic markers for genetic improvement in sheep and other livestock.

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[1]Whole-Genome Selective Scans Detect Genes Associated With Important Phenotypic Traits in Sheep (Ovis aries). Xu, Song-Song,Lyu, Fenghua,Xu, Song-Song,Gao, Lei,Shen, Min. 2021

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