›› 2017, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (10): 2965-2972.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2017.10.019

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Research Progress on Goat Genetic Diversity and Production Traits Based on High-throughput Sequencing Technology

SONG Shen1,2, YANG Min1, JIANG Lin1, MA Yue-hui1   

  1. 1. Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China;
    2. College of Animal Science and Technology, Chinese Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
  • Received:2017-04-19 Online:2017-10-20 Published:2017-10-20

Abstract:

Recently, the widespread use of high-throughput sequencing technology and the development of bioinformatics have been greatly contributed to the development of farm animal genomics. Whole genome-wide analysis can facilitate the fine mapping of the molecular markers related to the production traits quickly and accurately, thus providing an important theoretical basis for genome selection breeding. Several thousand years of domestication and artificial selection produce many modern goat breeds with high production of milk, fiber, and meat, which become abundant production and living materials for human populations. Researchers have studied the genetic diversity and molecular mechanisms of production traits in goats using high-throughput sequencing technology, in order to identify candidate genes related to the excellent germplasm reliable markers for genetic improvement. In this review, we summarized the five-year research progress on the genetic diversity and production traits of goats including fiber, milk production and reproduction traits, mainly based on high-throughput sequencing technology. This paper provides a reference for the evaluation of the excellent goat genetic resources and the investigation of production trait related genes.

Key words: goat; production traits; genomics; transcriptome

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