›› 2017, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (8): 2360-2368.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2017.08.021

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Genetic Diversity and Phylogenetic Relationships of the Complete Mitochondrial Genome in Chinese Indigenous Pig Breeds

HU Hui-yan1, JIA Qing1,2,3, LIU Jin1, HOU Sheng-kui1, ZHAO Si-si1, ZHANG Wei-feng4   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding 071000, China;
    2. National Engineering Research Center for Agriculture in Northern Mountainous Areas, Baoding 071000, China;
    3. Engineering Research Center for Agriculture in Hebei Mountainous Areas, Baoding 071000, China;
    4. School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Engineering University of Hebei, Handan 056000, China
  • Received:2017-03-20 Online:2017-08-20 Published:2017-08-18

Abstract:

In order to explore the genetic diversity and the classification status of the Chinese domestic pigs at the molecular level, the complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genomic sequences of 22 Chinese indigenous pig breeds from 6 types were downloaded from GenBank for the analysis using the bioinformatics method. The polymorphism of nucleic acid sequences was analyzed,the molecular phylogenetic tree based on D-loop sequences, Cytb gene, complete coding region mtDNA sequences and the Median-Joining network of the mtDNA D-loop haplotypes were constructed for 22 pig breeds from 6 types. The results showed that a total of 144 mutation sites among 22 pig breeds were detected, 22 haplotypes were discovered, which indicated that Chinese indigenous pig breeds had abundant genetic diversity. According to the complete mtDNA genomic sequences analysis, which suggested that the main mutations was transition, the transition/transversion ratio was greater than 2.0 and all mutations were in line with the neutral mutation. Our findings clearly demonstrated that there was a near genetic distance among 6 types, meanwhile, the shared haplotypes were found. The phylogenetic tree showed that Chinese indigenous pigs from 6 types were diverged from two ancestors.The results indicated that mtDNA D-loop and Cytb gene might serve as molecular markers for phylogenesis, origin and evolution.

Key words: Chinese indigenous pigs; mitochondrial DNA; genetic diversity; phylogenetic evolution

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