China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2019, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (11): 3316-3322.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2019.11.021

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Correlation Analysis Between GLP2R Gene Polymorphism and Meat Quality Traits in Sheep

LIANG Yifan1,2, CAO Yang1, JIN Huazi2, WEI Tian1, XIAO Cheng1, MA Huihai1, JIN Haiguo1   

  1. 1. Branch of Animal Husbandry, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Science, Gongzhuling 136100, China;
    2. Agricultural College, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China
  • Received:2019-02-19 Online:2019-11-20 Published:2019-11-25

Abstract: To explore the correlation between glucagon-like peptide-2 receptor (GLP2R) gene polymorphism and meat quality traits in sheep,the hybrid offspring of 68 South African meat Merino sheep×Northeast Fine wool sheep and 102 Dorper sheep×Small-tail Han sheep as the research object in this study,the Sanger sequencing method was used to find the mutation sites of the sequences of GLP2R gene exon 11,according to the sequencing results,the genotype frequency and gene frequency of the mutation site and the chi-square suitability test,homozygosity (Ho),heterozygosity (He) and polymorphism information content (PIC) were analyzed.The results showed that there were C/T mutations of GLR2R gene exon 11 in sheep,there were three genotypes (CC,TC and TT) and two alleles (C and T).TC genotype was the dominant genotype in South Africa meat Merino sheep×Northeast Fine wool sheep,CC genotype was the dominant genotype in Dorper sheep×Small-tail Han sheep,and C allele was dominant in both two populations.The results of chi-square suitability test showed that C/T site in two populations were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P>0.05).The intra-population variation was small and moderate polymorphism (0.25 < PIC < 0.5),which had certain genetic significance.The results of different genotypes of meat quality traits showed that the shearing force of TC genotype in South African meat Merino sheep×Northeast Fine wool sheep was significantly higher than that of CC and TT genotypes,and the water loss rate of TT genotype was significantly higher than that of CC and TC genotypes (P<0.05);The shearing force of CC genotype in Dorper sheep×Small-tail Han sheep was significantly higher than that of TC and TT genotypes,and the water loss rate of TT genotype was significantly higher than that of CC and TC genotypes (P<0.05).In this study,a C/T mutation was found in GLP2R gene exon,which might be a potential site affecting meat quality traits,whether it could be used as a genetic marker needed further exploration.

Key words: South African meat Merino sheep×Northeast Fine wool sheep; Dorper sheep×Small-tail Han sheep; GLP2R gene; polymorphism; meat quality traits

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