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Investigation of G1 (c.260G>A) polymorphism in exon 1 of GDF9 gene in Turkish sheep breed Karayaka     
Yazarlar
Doç. Dr. Koray KIRIKÇI
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Levent Mercan
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Mehmet Akif Çam
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
Abstract: GDF9 is an essential gene for normal follicular development and prolificacy in sheep. The aim of this study was to determine the genetic polymorphism and G1 mutation of GDF9 gene exon 1 in 100 Karayaka ewes, belonging to four subpopulations in the Black Sea Region provinces of Turkey. Based on DNA sequence results, two alleles (A and G) and two genotypes (GG and GA) were determined with the restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of PCR-amplified fragments (PCR-RFLP) method. The frequencies of mutant (A) and wild-type (G) alleles were detected as 0.10 and 0.90. The frequencies of GG and GA genotypes were calculated as 0.79 and 0.21, respectively. Twenty-one percent of the studied animals were heterozygous GA genotype. The values for observed (Ho) and expected (He) heterozygosity for GDF9-exon 1 were estimated as 0.210 and 0.189, respectively. DNA sequence results revealed that Karayaka breed had the mutation G1 (c.260G>A). In conclusion, this mutation might be used as a potential marker to improve litter size rate in Karayaka sheep as evidenced in other sheep breeds.Key words: Karayaka sheep, litter size, GDF9 gene exon 1, PCR-RFLP analysis, Hhal restriction enzyme
Anahtar Kelimeler
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES
Dergi ISSN 1300-0128
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q4
Makale Dili Türkçe
Basım Tarihi 01-2021
Cilt No 45
Sayfalar 191 / 197
Doi Numarası 10.3906/vet-2009-40
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/vet-2009-40