Polymorphism of FGF14 Gene and Its Effect on Growth Traits in Yanbian Yellow Cattle

The purpose of this study was to explore the polymorphism of exon 3 of fibroblast growth factor 14 (FGF14) gene and its effect on growth traits in Yanbian Yellow cattle.The third exon of FGF14 gene was sequenced and analyzed by DNA direct sequencing method,and the genotyping of FGF14 gene was detected by HRM typing technique with high resolution melting curve,so as to explore the relationship between different genotypes of FGF14 gene and growth traits of 16 and 24 months of age in Yanbian Yellow cattle.The results showed that one A>G mutation was detected at position 631 947 bp of FGF14 gene,two alleles of A and G,and three genotypes of AA,AG,and GG.The results of χ² test showed that the distribution of genotype frequency and allele frequency of FGF14 gene in two Yanbian Yellow cattle populations of 16 and 24 months of age conformed to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P>0.05).Polymorphic information content (PIC) analysis results showed that FGF14 gene was moderately polymorphic in both groups (0.25 < PIC < 0.5).The results of association analysis with growth traits showed that the different genotypes of FGF14 gene had significant influence on the traits of height at back and rump length of Yanbian Yellow cattle at 16 months of age (P<0.05),and had significant influence on the traits of body height,body weight and height at hip cross of Yanbian Yellow cattle at 24 months of age (P<0.05).In conclusion,it was speculated that FGF14 gene had a certain influence on the growth and development of Yanbian Yellow cattle,and provided reference for the subsequent modern molecular breeding and breeding of meat traits in Yanbian Yellow cattle.