Mapping quantitative trait loci affecting body weight and abdominal fat weight on chicken chromosome one. 2007

X Liu, and H Li, and S Wang, and X Hu, and Y Gao, and Q Wang, and N Li, and Y Wang, and H Zhang
College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.

Body weight and abdominal fat traits are complex and important economic traits that may benefit from the implementation of MAS. The objective of the current study was to identify QTL associated with BW and abdominal fat traits. The Northeast Agricultural University resource population was used in the current study. Body weight and abdominal fat weight were measured in the F2 population. A total of 369 F2 individuals produced from 4 F1 families, their parents, and F0 birds were genotyped by 23 fluorescent microsatellite markers on chromosome 1. A linkage map was constructed, and interval mapping was conducted to identify putative QTL. For BW, 10 QTL were identified at the 1% chromosome wide level, and these 10 QTL were grouped to 3 different regions; 2 QTL were identified at the 5% chromosome wide level, and these 2 QTL were grouped to 2 different regions; and 5 QTL were identified at the suggestive level, and these 5 QTL were grouped to 4 different regions. For the abdominal fat traits, 1 QTL was identified at the 1% chromosome wide level, 1 QTL was identified at the 5% chromosome wide level, and 2 QTL were identified at the suggestive level. The QTL for BW at 12 wk of age explained 13.51% of the phenotypic variance, and 2 QTL for abdominal fat weight explained 2.53 and 3.97% of the phenotypic variance, respectively. The present study identified chromosome regions harboring significant QTL affecting BW and abdominal fat traits. The results provide a useful reference for further candidate gene research and MAS for BW and abdominal fat traits.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008040 Genetic Linkage The co-inheritance of two or more non-allelic GENES due to their being located more or less closely on the same CHROMOSOME. Genetic Linkage Analysis,Linkage, Genetic,Analyses, Genetic Linkage,Analysis, Genetic Linkage,Genetic Linkage Analyses,Linkage Analyses, Genetic,Linkage Analysis, Genetic
D001835 Body Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D002645 Chickens Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA. Gallus gallus,Gallus domesticus,Gallus gallus domesticus,Chicken
D002874 Chromosome Mapping Any method used for determining the location of and relative distances between genes on a chromosome. Gene Mapping,Linkage Mapping,Genome Mapping,Chromosome Mappings,Gene Mappings,Genome Mappings,Linkage Mappings,Mapping, Chromosome,Mapping, Gene,Mapping, Genome,Mapping, Linkage,Mappings, Chromosome,Mappings, Gene,Mappings, Genome,Mappings, Linkage
D002875 Chromosomes In a prokaryotic cell or in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell, a structure consisting of or containing DNA which carries the genetic information essential to the cell. (From Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed) Chromosome
D000005 Abdomen That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS. Abdomens
D000273 Adipose Tissue Specialized connective tissue composed of fat cells (ADIPOCYTES). It is the site of stored FATS, usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES. In mammals, there are two types of adipose tissue, the WHITE FAT and the BROWN FAT. Their relative distributions vary in different species with most adipose tissue being white. Fatty Tissue,Body Fat,Fat Pad,Fat Pads,Pad, Fat,Pads, Fat,Tissue, Adipose,Tissue, Fatty
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D040641 Quantitative Trait Loci Genetic loci associated with a quantitative trait. Quantitative Trait Loci Genes,Loci, Quantitative Trait,Locus, Quantitative Trait,Quantitative Trait Locus,Trait Loci, Quantitative,Trait Locus, Quantitative

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