Twenty-eight new microsatellite loci in chicken and their cross-species amplification in Japanese quail and helmeted guinea fowl

Twenty‐eight original chicken microsatellite markers were isolated and characterized to determine their utility as cross‐reactive markers for comparative genetic mapping in the order Galliformes. Primer pairs were typed in 12 unrelated chickens and also tested on Japanese quail and helmeted guinea fowl deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Polymorphism was observed in 23 (82.1%) of the markers and the average number of alleles per locus was 2.9 while the mean heterozygosity was 0.19. Eleven (39.3%) of the chicken markers cross‐reacted with Japanese quail DNA and 2 (7.1%) with helmeted guinea fowl DNA. The cross‐reactive markers described would serve as useful resources for comparative genetic mapping in poultry species belonging to the order Galliformes.     

Application of bovine microsatellite markers for genetic diversity analysis of European bison (Bison bonasus)

In this study, the cross‐amplification of a commercial multiplex set of 11 cattle (Bos taurus) microsatellites was tested on a panel of 35 European bison (Bison bonasus) individuals. After polymerase chain reaction optimization, all loci cross‐amplified successfully in investigated bisons. Number of alleles and observed and expected heterozygosity per locus are in the range of 2–4, 0.086–0.629 and 0.288–0.621 respectively. The availability of a heterologous set of multiplexed microsatellite markers derived from cattle opens an avenue for collecting profound genetic data for efficient conservation management strategies of the European bison.     

黄羽肉鸡群体遗传变异的微卫星分析及其与体重杂种优势的关系

选用10对微卫星引物分析了黄羽肉鸡A、B、C3个品系的遗传结构和差异,并对微卫星标记所计算的个体间遗传距离与C×B、C×A杂交后代的初生至8周龄体重的杂种优势和杂种优势率进行了相关分析。结果表明,10个微卫星标记中有9个表现出多态性,多态信息含量(PIC)和群体杂合度(Heterozigosity)分别为0·4400和0·6811,各品系、各微卫星基因座上都表现出一定差异。利用9个多态微卫星标记计算得出的亲本个体间的遗传距离与后代杂种优势率间多数没有显著的相关(P>0·05),仅C×B组合中亲本个体间平均遗传距离与第8周龄体重杂种优势和杂种优势率间相关显著(P<0·05)。     

多花黑麦草品种间杂交F2代分子标记遗传分析

运用序列相关扩增多态性(SRAP)和微卫星标记(SSR)技术对6个多花黑麦草亲本品种及其9个杂交F₂代组合80份材料进行遗传分析。筛选出具有多态性的15对SRAP引物、16对SSR引物,SRAP标记平均每对引物扩增出16.7条带,多态性位点百分率为68.88％。SSR标记平均每对引物扩增出14.75条带,多态性位点百分率为58.05％。通过聚类树状图分析得出结论,杂交F₂代内同一组合基本聚为一类,长江2号×剑宝和长江2号×阿伯德组合除外;父本和母本与其杂交F₂代遗传距离与聚类结果基本一致。同时还发现SRAP标记对杂交F₂代及亲代聚类分析可靠性高于SSR标记。     

Evaluation of genetic diversity in Japanese Brown cattle population by pedigree analysis

The Japanese Brown is the second most common domestic beef breed in Japan. However, nowadays this breed is facing reduction in numbers because of pressure from a profitable domestic breed. This breed is uniformly characterized by its brown coat colour, but is comprised of two isolated sub‐breeds, Kumamoto and Kouchi, each possessing a different gene pool. Pedigree analyses were carried out for the two sub‐breeds using the pedigree records of animals born from 1970 to 2000. The effective population size has been found to be consistently reducing during the last three decades in both sub‐breeds. The current effective sizes were estimated to be 25.5 and 6.0 for the Kumamoto and Kouchi sub‐breeds, respectively. The estimate of the effective number of founders (N_ef) in the Kumamoto sub‐breed decreased from 152.1 to 74.4; that of non‐founders (N_enf), from 41.7 to 5.3; and that of founder genome equivalents (N_ge), from 32.7 to 4.9. The corresponding changes in the Kouchi sub‐breed were from 108.2 to 79.4, 16.2 to 4.1, and 14.1 to 3.9. Increasing differences between the two genetic diversity indices in the sub‐breeds indicate that the greater part of the reduction of genetic diversity can be attributed to genetic drift that accumulated in the non‐founder generations. A comparison with published estimates for several cattle breeds suggests the extremely limited genetic diversity of Japanese Brown. In addition to the avoidance of further reduction of genetic diversity, it will be important to counteract the process of breed decline by establishing a production system to efficiently utilize the unique characteristics of this breed and by developing links between the breed and products with market value.     

Analysis of genetic diversity and the determination of relationships among western Mediterranean horse breeds using microsatellite markers

The distribution of genetic diversity and the genetic relationships among western Mediterranean horse breeds were investigated using microsatellite markers. The examined sample included seven Spanish and three Italian local horse breeds and populations, plus a Spanish Thoroughbred outgroup. The total number of animals examined was 682 (on average 62 animals per breed; range 20–122). The microsatellite marker set analysed provided 128 alleles (10.7 alleles per locus). Within‐breed genetic diversity was always high (>0.70), with breeds contributing about 8% of the total genetic variability. The mean molecular coancestry of the entire population examined was 0.205, Losino being the breed that contributed most. In addition to Nei's standard and Reynolds’ genetic distances, pair‐wise kinship distance and molecular coancestry were estimated. Remarkably similar breed rankings were obtained with all methods. Clustering analysis provided an accurate representation of the current genetic relationships among the breeds. Determining coancestry is useful for analysing genetic diversity distribution between and within breeds and provides a good framework for jointly analysing molecular markers and pedigree information. An integrated analysis was undertaken to obtain information on the population dynamics in western Mediterranean native horse populations, and to better determine conservation priorities.     

新疆塔里木马鹿遗传多样性的微卫星分析

利用5个微卫星标记对新疆塔里木马鹿遗传多样性进行了检测。统计了塔里木马鹿3个群体的等位基因组成、平均有效等位基因数(E)和平均基因纯合率(Rh),利用等位基因频率计算出各群体的平均遗传杂合度(h)、多态信息含量(PIC)。结果表明5个微卫星位点在库尔勒、阿拉尔和沙雅县塔里木马鹿3个群体的平均多态信息含量分别为0.5884、0.5754、0.5344,除微卫星位点BM5004外均为高度多态,可作为有效的遗传标记用于塔里木马鹿遗传多样性分析;塔里木马鹿三个群体总平均PIC、h、Rh和E分别为:0.5661、0.5995、0.4474和2.7。分析认为塔里木马鹿遗传变异度较高,遗传多样性相对丰富,具有较大的遗传潜力。     

Investigation of genetic diversity and inbreeding in a Japanese native horse breed for suggestions on its conservation

Because native breeds can serve as genetic resources for adapting to environment changes, their conservation is important for future agroecosystems. Using pedigree analysis, we investigated genetic diversity and inbreeding in Japanese Hokkaido native horses, which have adapted to a cold climate and roughage diet. Genetic diversity was measured as the number of founders and the effective number of founders, ancestors and genomes. All metrics imply a decrease in genetic diversity. A comparison of these metrics suggested that pedigree bottlenecks contributed more than did random gene losses to the reduction of genetic diversity. Estimates of marginal contributions of ancestors suggest that the bottlenecks arose mainly because related stallions had been used for breeding. A tendency for an increase in inbreeding coefficients was observed. F‐statistics revealed that a small effective population size majorly contributed to this increase, although non‐random mating in particular regions also contributed. Because the bottlenecks are thought to have reduced the effective population size, our results imply that mitigation of bottlenecks is important for conservation. To this end, breeding should involve genetically diverse stallions. In addition, to prevent non‐random mating observed in particular regions, efforts should be made to plan mating with consideration of kinships.     

贵州野生匍匐剪股颖种质资源遗传多样性的ISSR分析

匍匐剪股颖是我国重要的冷季型草坪草之一。为了研究贵州野生匍匐剪股颖居群遗传变异水平、遗传结构及亲缘关系,本试验采用ISSR标记技术对贵州的4个匍匐剪股颖居群共285个个体进行了遗传变异分析。 9个引物共扩增出81条带,其中多态性条带66条,无论是在居群水平还是在物种水平,均表明贵州野生匍匐剪股颖居群存在丰富的遗传变异;3个野生居群间遗传分化系数(Gst)为0.492 0,居群间基因流的估测值(Nm)为0.516 4,表明居群间存在较为严重的遗传分化;亚居群间的遗传距离(GD)为0.087 7~0.592 6,遗传距离(GD)的聚类分析结果与居群地理分布存在密切联系。利用SPSS 11.0软件对地理距离与亚居群间遗传距离相关性进行分析,表明地理距离与遗传距离呈显著正相关(r=0.494);用POPGENE 1.31软件对居群间的遗传关系分析表明,各居群间的遗传一致度比较高,分布为0.700 3~0.940 9,但栽培居群(KROMI)与其他3个野生居群存在明显的遗传差异。     

Monitoring of genetic diversity in the Japanese Black cattle population by the use of pedigree information

The gene pool of the Japanese Black cattle has been completely closed to foreign breeds during the last 100 years. Genetic diversity of the Japanese Black cattle from 1960 to 2000 was monitored with three estimates of effective number of ancestors. Founder genome equivalent (N_ge) accounts for all the causes of reduction of diversity. Effective number of founders (N_ef) and non‐founders (N_enf) explain reduced diversity because of unequal genetic contributions of founders and random genetic drift in non‐founders, respectively. Further examination using gene dropping simulation was conducted to obtain information on survival of founder alleles. Unique founder alleles were dropped down along the actual pedigree with Monte Carlo procedure following Mendelian segregation rules, and generated genotypes of all the current live animals (612 959 heads). Pedigree records consisted of 2 075 188 animals was used for these analysis. The estimates of three effective numbers (N_ef, N_ge, and N_enf) decreased from 418.6 to 50.3, 86.6 to 7.3, and 109.2 to 8.5, respectively, during the period 1960–2000. The increasing differences between two kinds of genetic diversity indices derived from N_ge and N_ef showed that large part of the reduced diversity from 1980 was attributed to genetic drift caused by the intensive use of particular limited number of sires. In gene dropping analysis, probabilities of extinction of founder alleles were derived from their distributions of frequency in the current animals. Several founders showed low probabilities of allele extinction, irrespective of their relatively low genetic contributions. This suggests that these founders have lineages through which their alleles are surely transmitted to the current breed. The use of these founders as a strategy for recovering the genetic diversity was discussed.     

家鹑与野生日本鸣鹑群体微卫星DNA标记的遗传学分析

选择10个微卫星标记位点，合成引物对微山湖野生日本鸣鹑和家鹌鹑各40只进行PCR扩增，变性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳检测分型，并对其品种内和品种间的遗传变异进行群体遗传学分析，从分子水平上揭示这两个鹌鹁群体的遗传结构关系、亲缘关系和遗传分化程度，为鹌鹑的遗传资源研究提供新资料。     

磁珠富集法开发蕨麻SSR标记引物

微卫星序列(SSR)因具有分布广、共显性遗传、稳定、多态性丰富等优点而被广泛应用于动植物遗传研究中。利用EcoRⅠ,MseⅠ2 种内切酶酶切蕨麻基因组,酶切片段与用生物素标记的探针(AG)₁₅、(GT)₁₅杂交,然后通过链霉亲和素磁珠富集、含有SSR片段的基因组片段被吸附,再经洗脱、PCR扩增、克隆和测序,完成微卫星序列的收集。共获得有效克隆236个,随机挑选其中80个进行测序,结果显示68条序列(85%)为唯一序列,挑选出其中40条含有SSR位点的序列,用引物设计软件Primer 5 成功设计出 40 对引物,经初步筛选,最终获得多态性丰富,可稳定扩增的SSR引物20对,扩增成功率达50%。对20对引物扩增结果做了初步分析,扩增出多态性位点共338个,平均每对引物扩增出17个,平均有效等位基因数(Ne)、多态性信息含量(PIC)、Nei’s 基因多样性指数(H)和Shannon’s 信息指数(I)平均值分别为1.2440、0.8996、0.1768和0.3078。20对SSR引物为蕨麻遗传变异研究提供了新的分子标记工具。     

苏丹草转录组SSR分子标记开发及遗传多样性评价

苏丹草是一种高产优质的禾本科牧草,优质分子标记的缺乏成为苏丹草育种工作顺利开展的限制性因素。本研究基于高通量测序结果开发苏丹草EST-SSR标记,并对34份苏丹草和2份高丹草种质资源进行了遗传多样性分析,验证所开发的EST-SSR引物的可应用性。从苏丹草转录组的80686条序列中鉴定出17548个SSR位点分布在13574条序列中,分布频率为16.82%。一、二和三核苷酸重复分别占38.59%、19.18%和39.09%,SSR重复基元的重复次数分布在5~23次;开发的300对引物扩增成功率达73.67%,其中54对多态性引物在36份供试材料中共扩增出275条带,其中多态性条带有205条,多态位点百分率(PPB)为73.05%,多态信息含量(PIC)平均值为0.41,遗传距离的变化范围为0.3922~0.9020;聚类分析结果将36份供试材料分为3大类群,相同品种的材料大致聚为一类,材料间的聚类与地理来源呈一定的相关性。以上结果证明了利用苏丹草转录组数据开发SSR标记的可行性并揭示了供试材料间具有丰富的遗传多样性,为苏丹草及近源物种种质资源的多样性水平和变异分析以及分子标记辅助育种等研究提供依据。     

Paternity determination of captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) using microsatellite DNA analysis

We applied previously published PCR primer pairs to amplify alleles at three polymorphic microsatellite loci to determine the genetic relationship of 6 bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) that were living together in a Japanese aquarium. The three microsatellite loci were sufficient to determine the haplotype relationships of the six dolphins, which represented three different generations. It was confirmed that this genotyping method is simple and economical for assessing, establishing and maintaining genetic diversity in captive populations and will become a very effective technique for ex situ conservation in aquariums and zoos.     

Application of bovine microsatellite markers on Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis)

The aim of the present study was to assess the applicability of bovine microsatellite markers on Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis). A total of 127 microsatellite markers were tested on a male and a young female Saola. An efficient amplification was observed for 123 markers (96.8%), 73 markers (59.3%) were polymorphic. Four loci (BM2304, BMS1928, BMS779 and ILSTS006) on cattle chromosomes 1, 4, 7 and 8, respectively, failed to amplify in Saola. Two cattle Y‐chromosome‐specific microsatellite markers (INRA126 and BM861) were successfully amplified from both sexes in Saola. However, two additional markers (INRA124 and INRA189) on Y‐chromosome failed to amplify in the female animal. These results show that most of the bovine microsatellite markers are applicable in Saola and therefore they can be used to study the phylogenetic relationships and the genetic diversity of the Saola population.     

东方白鹳微卫星遗传标记的筛选及其在种群遗传分析中的应用

东方白鹳(Ciconia boyciana)是分布于东亚的大型濒危涉禽,亟待深入开展其种群的保护遗传学研究.本研究采用微卫星标记技术筛选东方白鹤的微卫星位点,并进行种群的遗传多样性分析.所用的36对微卫星引物7对来自白鹳(Ciconia ciconia),12对来自朱鹮(Nipponia nippon),17对来自大蓝...     

Evaluation of genetic richness among Vietnamese native pig breeds using microsatellite markers

We have elucidated genetic relationships of Vietnamese native pigs (VNP) using preliminarily collected samples by a single‐nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array. In order to confirm our previous results and compare with the results of a previous study using microsatellite (MS) markers, we aimed to characterize genetic diversity and population structure in wider varieties (24 breeds from 21 Provinces) of VNP across the country using 20 polymorphic MS markers recommended by ISAG/FAO (International Society for Animal Genetics/Food and Agriculture Organization) for diversity study. In this study, we collected 1,136 DNA samples of the VNPs and three exotic breeds. Our results revealed that the average number of alleles and allelic richness across the loci in VNPs were 10.0 and 7.6, which were higher than those of exotic breeds. Genomic components among VNPs were subjected to the sampling locations. Interestingly, Co Binh Thuan showed remarkable genetic feature compared to the other VNPs, because the habitation of Co Binh Thuan was relatively far from the other breeds. The results of this study provided useful information for exploitation, conservation, and development trends of the VNP breeds. More recently, African swine fever caused significant damage to most of the VNP populations. Therefore, our findings will help a reconstruction scheme of the VNP genetic resources.     

基于ISSR分子标记的紫云英种质资源遗传多样性及结构分析

紫云英(Astragalus sinicus L.)是我国重要的稻田绿肥作物,为揭示不同地区种质资源遗传特征,本研究利用ISSR分子标记对77份紫云英种质资源进行了遗传多样性及结构分析。研究发现,77份供试紫云英种质资源遗传相似性系数为0.567 7～0.868 6,可划分为6个聚类。不同地区群体间分化系数为0.136 3,达到极显著水平(P<0.001),其中种群间变异占比13.9%,种群内变异占比86.1%。不同ISSR引物扩增信息鉴别紫云英资源的能力存在差异,构建了以P809第3,8,9,10,12,15扩增位点以及P886第1,3,5,9,10,11扩增位点为特征的指纹图谱,能有效区分77份供试紫云英资源。以资源所在省份为单元进行群体分析,供试紫云英资源遗传结构呈现分化特征,河南-安徽-江苏-上海资源遗传结构相似,构成北方亚群;四川-广西-湖南-江西资源相似,构成西南方亚群;福建种质资源则呈现混合型特征。本研究结果可为我国紫云英种质资源的科学利用及新品种选育提供依据。     

基于微卫星多重PCR技术的特克塞尔×哈萨克杂交羊亲子鉴定

本研究旨在建立一套适用于特克塞尔×哈萨克杂交羊亲子关系的鉴定体系。试验选取11个微卫星标记位点进行组合扩增，通过优化微卫星标记位点组合的引物浓度、退火温度及反应体系等条件，建立了4组多重PCR体系，对多重PCR扩增产物采用毛细管电泳进行基因型分型，经PROSize3.0软件读取基因型分型结果，Cervus 3.0软件分析群体的遗传多样性，鉴定特克塞尔×哈萨克级进F2代（特哈级进F2）和横交F2代（特哈横交F2）的亲子关系。结果表明，特哈级进F2和特哈横交F2的等位基因数为180和140、平均等位基因数为16.364和12.727、平均观测杂合度（Ho）为0.533和0.544、平均期望杂合度（He）为0.807和0.831、平均多态信息含量（PIC）为0.783和0.803。对特哈级进F2和特哈横交F2两个品种70只候选亲本和64只候选子代的11个微卫星标记位点进行亲子关系鉴定，结果表明：当双亲基因型未知时的累积排除概率（CE-1P）为0.9995和0.9997；当单亲基因型已知时的累积排除概率（CE-2P）均达到1.0000；双亲基因型已知的累计排除概率（CEPP）均达到1.0000。说明选择的11个微卫星标记位点具有高度的多态性和较高的排除概率，适用于遗传分析和个体的亲子鉴定。利用微卫星标记建立的特克塞尔×哈萨克杂交羊亲子鉴定体系为分析绵羊群体遗传多样性和辅助育种工作提供了理论依据。     

The W‐ and Z‐linked EE0.6 sequences used for molecular sexing of captive Japanese crested ibis on Sado Island

The Japanese crested ibis Nipponia nippon is a critically threatened bird. Accurate sexing is necessary to perform effective management of captive breeding toward a national project for a tentative release of the Japanese crested ibis on Sado Island. A PCR‐based sexing method targeting a 0.6 kb EcoRI fragment (EE0.6) sequence on W chromosome with AWS03 and USP3 primers has been developed for the Japanese crested ibis. However, the primers were selected from the EE0.6 sequences from bird species other than the Japanese crested ibis. In this study, we determined the W‐ and Z‐linked EE0.6 sequences in the Japanese crested ibis, and clarified Japanese crested ibis sequence mismatch in the binding sites of the primers. Further, we found no polymorphism in the primer binding sites among five founder birds for the Sado captive Japanese crested ibis population. These findings validated the PCR‐based sexing method with the AWS03 and USP3 as accurate molecular sexing methods of captive Japanese crested ibis on the Sado Island. Additionally, we designed a primer set for a novel PCR‐based sexing, based on the EE0.6 sequences obtained in this study. This novel sexing method may be useful for future ecological research following the release of Japanese crested ibis on Sado Island. This is the first report to show the EE0.6 sequences in Japanese crested ibis.