ASSOCIATION OF THE ACETYL-COENZYME-A CARBOXYLASE α EXON 1 GENETIC PATTERNS WITH MILK TRAITS IN MAHABADI GOAT
S. Joezy-Shekalgorabi1*, H. M. Shahr-e-babak2 and A. Ghorbani3
1Department of Animal Science, Shahr-e-Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
3Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Fishery,Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran
*Corresponding author e-mail: s_joezy@qodsiau.ac.ir
ABSTRACT
The current study suggests the presence of an association among milk production and genetic polymorphism in the exon I region of Acetyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase α (ACACA) in Iranian indigenous Mahabadi goat. The DNA form 150 does were analysed by PCR-SSCP technique. The results revealed two polymorphic patterns at the exon I region of the ACACA gene on this breed. Each conformation pattern tended to affect milk production, differently (p<0.05). While milk fat and protein percentage and somatic cell score were not statistically associated with these patterns. The result indicated the importance of polymorphism in the exon I region of the ACACA gene as an indicator for marker assisted selection in dairy goat breeds.
Key words: PCR-SSCP, goat, Acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase α, milk traits
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