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Genetic Architecture and Candidate Genes Identified for Follicle Number in Chicken.

ABSTRACT: Follicular development has a major impact on reproductive performance. Most previous researchers focused on molecular mechanisms of follicular development. The genetic architecture underlying the number of follicle, however, has yet not to be thoroughly defined in chicken. Here we report a genome-wide association study for the genetic architecture determining the numbers of follicles in a large F2 resource population. The results showed heritability were low to moderate (0.05-0.28) for number of pre-ovulatory follicles (POF), small yellow follicles (SYF) and atresia follicles (AF). The highly significant SNPs associated with SYF were mainly located on GGA17 and GGA28. Only four significant SNPs were identified for POF on GGA1. The variance partitioned across chromosomes and chromosome lengths had a linear relationship for SYF (R2?=?0.58). The enriched genes created by the closest correspondent significant SNPs were found to be involved in biological pathways related to cell proliferation, cell cycle and cell survival. Two promising candidate genes, AMH and RGS3, were suggested to be prognostic biomarkers for SYF. In conclusion, this study offers the first evidence of genetic variance and positional candidate genes which influence the number of SYF in chicken. These identified informative SNPs may facilitate selection for an improved reproductive performance of laying hens.

SUBMITTER: Shen M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5703906 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Genetic Architecture and Candidate Genes Identified for Follicle Number in Chicken.

Shen Manman M Sun Hongyan H Qu Liang L Ma Meng M Dou Taocun T Lu Jian J Guo Jun J Hu Yuping Y Wang Xingguo X Li Yongfeng Y Wang Kehua K Yang Ning N

Scientific reports 20171127 1

Follicular development has a major impact on reproductive performance. Most previous researchers focused on molecular mechanisms of follicular development. The genetic architecture underlying the number of follicle, however, has yet not to be thoroughly defined in chicken. Here we report a genome-wide association study for the genetic architecture determining the numbers of follicles in a large F<sub>2</sub> resource population. The results showed heritability were low to moderate (0.05-0.28) fo ...[more]

PMID: 29180824

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