Polymorphism in Mitochondrial DNA of Six Fowl Breeds Revealed by Restriction Endonuclease

The patterns of cleavage of mtDNA by restriction endonucleases was analysed for six fowl breeds and of .Hyline White,Hyline Brown,ISA Brown,Hisex Brown,Lohmann White,Abor Acres and mtDNA polymorphisms were detected in the restriction patterns with the following eight enzymes,Ava Ⅰ,AvaⅡ,EcoRⅠ,HindⅢ,BamHI,PvuⅡ,PstⅠ,HincⅡ.The restriction cieavage patterns were identical among these breeds.Hyline White,Hyline Brown,ISA Brown,Hisex Brown,Lohmann White-A type.The patterns of Abor Acres were Btype.Based on their mtDNA restriction types,all the breeds were classified into two groups.Genetic distances among these groups were calculated in roder to define their phylogenetic relationships.The relationship among five egg line breeds is close,while Abor Acres(Broiler fow)is relatively far from them.The results suggest that the difference of mtDNA could result from the different origins.The polymorphic sites in mtDNA of Hyline White bas been located on a restriction map.

Polymorphism in Mitochondrial DNA of Six Fowl Breeds Revealed by Restriction Endonuclease