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Adomako K, Sovi S, Kyei B, Hamidu JA, Olympio OS, Aggrey SE. Phenotypic characterization and analysis of genetic diversity between commercial crossbred and indigenous chickens from three different agro-ecological zones using DArT-Seq technology. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0297643. [PMID: 38696379 PMCID: PMC11065228 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024] Open
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Indigenous and were used to study genetic diversity and population structure analyses. Polymorphism information content (PIC) values ranged from 0.0 to 0.5, with 21,285 SNP markers (35%) being in the lowest PIC value range (0 to 0.15) while 13,511 (commercial chickens have developed unique adaptations to their environments, which may include nutrition, pathogens, and thermal stress. Besides, environmental pressures and artificial selection have generated significant genome-wide divergence in chickens, as those selection pressures contribute a considerable evolutionary force to phenotypic and genotypic differentiation. Herein, we determined genomic diversity of indigenous chickens from semi-deciduous rainforest (SDR), coastal savannah (CS) and Guinea savannah (GS) agro-ecological zones (AEZs) in Ghana and commercial crossbreds (CC) reared at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). We generated SNP markers from 82 chickens (62 indigenous chicken ecotypes and 26 commercial crossbred ecotype) using DArT-Seq technology. A total of 85,396 SNP markers were generated and after filtering the data, 58,353 markers 21%) were in the highest PIC value range (0.45 to 0.50). The CC were more genetically diverse than the indigenous birds, with the highest expected heterozygosity value of 0.220. Between the commercial crossbreds population and the indigenous ecotypes, pairwise FST values were estimated to be 0.105 between CS, 0.096 between SDF, and 0.133 between GS. Furthermore, PCA analysis showed that the CC, SDF and GS chickens clustered together and are genetically distant from the commercial crossbred. We herein show that chickens from the AEZs studied can be considered as one population. However, due the abundance of agro-byproducts in the SDR compared to the CS and GS, chickens from the SDR AEZ had better growth compared to their counterparts. It is suggested that the genetic diversity within the local ecotypes could form the basis for genetic improvement.
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- Kwaku Adomako
- Department of Animal Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Animal Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
- Nutrigenomics Laboratory, Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Animal Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
- Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Animal Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Animal Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Nutrigenomics Laboratory, Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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Yonezawa T, Mannen H, Honma K, Matsunaga M, Rakotondraparany F, Ratsoavina FM, Wu J, Nishibori M, Yamamoto Y. Origin and spatial population structure of Malagasy native chickens based on mitochondrial DNA. Sci Rep 2024; 14:569. [PMID: 38177203 PMCID: PMC10766636 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50708-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
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Since Malagasy human culture became established in a multi-layered way by genetic admixture of Austronesian (Indonesia), Bantu (East Africa) and West Asian populations, the Malagasy native livestock should also have originated from these regions. While recent genetic studies revealed that Malagasy native dogs and goats were propagated from Africa, the origin of Malagasy native chickens is still controversial. Here, we conducted a phylogeographic analysis of the native chickens, focusing on the historical relationships among the Indian Ocean rim countries and based on mitochondrial D-loop sequences. Although previous work suggested that the rare Haplogroup D occurs with high frequencies in Island Southeast Asia-Pacific, East Africa and Madagascar, the major mitochondrial lineage in Malagasy populations is actually not Haplogroup D but the Sub-haplogroup C2, which is also observed in East Africa, North Africa, India and West Asia. We demonstrate that the Malagasy native chickens were propagated directly from West Asia (including India and North Africa), and not via East Africa. Furthermore, they display clear genetic differentiation within Madagascar, separated into the Highland and Lowland regions as seen in the human genomic landscape on this island. Our findings provide new insights for better understanding the intercommunion of material/non-material cultures within and around Madagascar.
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- Takahiro Yonezawa
- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan.
- Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1737 Funako, Atsugi, Kanagawa, 243-0034, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Nada, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan
- Chubu Regional Office, Agriculture and Forestry Bureau, Tottori, 682-0802, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Biodiversity, Faculty of Science, University of Antananarivo, BP 906, 101, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Biodiversity, Faculty of Science, University of Antananarivo, BP 906, 101, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan
- Department of Molecular Life Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimo-Kasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa, 259-1193, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan.
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Xiujun T, Yanfeng F, Xiaoxu J, Qinglian G, Junxian L, Wei H, Honglin L, Yushi G. Haplotype study of the mitochondrial control region of broiler breeds with different growth rates. Anim Biotechnol 2023; 34:3165-3173. [PMID: 36309842 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2022.2138412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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This study discussed the haplotype characteristics of mitochondrial control region (D-loop region) of broiler breeds with different growth rates as well as the relationships between different haplotypes and growth performance. The D-loop region's sequence size of the 974 individuals from 20 broiler breeds ranged from 1,231 to 1,232bp, as a C base deletion at 859 bp. A total of 52 mutation sites and 72 haplotypes were detected, which were divided into four haplogroups, A, B, C and E. Of these, haplogroup E was the dominant haplogroup among 817 broilers and all medium/fast-growing broiler breeds. While its proportion was not exceed 40.00% among others types breeds. Correlation analysis showed that there was a significant negative correlation between birth weight and haplogroup A and a significant positive correlation between birth weight and haplogroup E. Age in days and feed conversion ratios were positively correlated with haplogroup B but negatively correlated with haplogroup E when the average body weight was approximately 1.8 kg. The cluster analysis showed that haplogroups A and B with Gallus gallus spadiceus and E with Gallus gallus murgha, respectively clustered into one branch. This study provided a theoretical basis for broiler breeding and genetic resource protection, development and utilization.
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- Tang Xiujun
- College of Animal Science & Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences, Yangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Poultry Genetic Breeding in Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences, Yangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Poultry Genetic Breeding in Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences, Yangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Poultry Genetic Breeding in Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences, Yangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Poultry Genetic Breeding in Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences, Yangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Poultry Genetic Breeding in Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences, Yangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Poultry Genetic Breeding in Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science & Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences, Yangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Poultry Genetic Breeding in Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou, China
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Pham LD, Giang TTN, Nguyen VB, Pham TPM, Tran TTT, Nguyen TQC, Van Nguyen K, Do DN. The Complete Mitochondrial Genome and Phylogenetic Analyses of To Chicken in Vietnam. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:genes14051088. [PMID: 37239448 DOI: 10.3390/genes14051088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Indigenous chicken breeds have both cultural significance and economic value since they possess unique genetic characteristics that enable them to adapt to the local environment and contribute to biodiversity, food security, and sustainable agriculture in Vietnam. To (Tò in Vietnamese) chicken, a Vietnamese indigenous chicken breed, is popularly raised in Thai Binh province; however, little known is about the genetic diversity of this breed. In this study, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of To chicken for a better understanding of the diversity and origin of the breed. The results of sequencing showed that the mitochondrial genome of To chicken spans a total length of 16,784 base pairs and comprises one non-coding control region (known as the displacement-loop (D-loop) region), two ribosomal RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, and 22 transfer RNA genes. The phylogenetic tree analyses and estimated genetic distances based on 31 complete mitochondrial genome sequences indicated that To chicken has a close genetic distance with the Laotian native chicken breed, Lv'erwu breed in China, and Nicobari black and Kadaknath breeds in India. The result of the current study might be important for conservation, breeding, and further genetic studies of To chicken.
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- Lan Doan Pham
- Key Laboratory of Animal Cell Technology, National Institute of Animal Sciences, Thuyphuong, Bac Tuliem, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Cell Technology, National Institute of Animal Sciences, Thuyphuong, Bac Tuliem, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Cell Technology, National Institute of Animal Sciences, Thuyphuong, Bac Tuliem, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Cell Technology, National Institute of Animal Sciences, Thuyphuong, Bac Tuliem, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Cell Technology, National Institute of Animal Sciences, Thuyphuong, Bac Tuliem, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Cell Technology, National Institute of Animal Sciences, Thuyphuong, Bac Tuliem, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Cell Technology, National Institute of Animal Sciences, Thuyphuong, Bac Tuliem, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Viet Nam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
- Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS B2N 5E3, Canada
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Yang N, Tang C, Azimu W, Wang H, Tuersuntuoheti T, Yalimaimaiti Y, Kelimu N, Li HS, Wumaier A, Sun XY, Hao CS, Muhatai G. Phenotypic and genetic diversity of the Anjian chicken in China. Front Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.1003615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The Anjian chicken is a local breed in Hotan, Xinjiang, China. Herein, we studied the morphological characteristics and genetic diversity of the Anjian chicken population. The findings of this study could inform the genetic improvement strategy of this breed. Phenotypic characteristics investigated included the diversity in the general appearance, feather color, and crowing length of the Anjian cocks. The population structure of the Anjian chicken and its relationship with other chicken breeds were also assessed based on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) D-loop sequence analysis. Phenotypically, the feather color of the Anjian chicken varied considerably. The sequence diversity analysis revealed the following: nucleotide diversity (Pi) was 0.00618, haplotype diversity (Hd) was 0.776, the average number of nucleotide differences (k) was 7.631, and Tajima’s (D) was −0.00407, indicating that Anjian chicken is moderately genetically diverse. Further phylogenetic analysis revealed that the Anjian chicken breed has 10 haplotypes clustered into two branches. Genetic distance and median network analysis showed that the mtDNA D-loop sequence of the Anjian chicken was distributed in many different clusters of the tree. These data demonstrate that even though the Anjian chicken mainly originated from red jungle fowl, it has multiple maternal origins. In conclusion, the Anjian chicken is highly genetically diverse.
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Godinez CJP, Layos JKN, Yamamoto Y, Kunieda T, Duangjinda M, Liao LM, Huang XH, Nishibori M. Unveiling new perspective of phylogeography, genetic diversity, and population dynamics of Southeast Asian and Pacific chickens. Sci Rep 2022; 12:14609. [PMID: 36028749 PMCID: PMC9418149 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-18904-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The complex geographic and temporal origins of chicken domestication have attracted wide interest in molecular phylogeny and phylogeographic studies as they continue to be debated up to this day. In particular, the population dynamics and lineage-specific divergence time estimates of chickens in Southeast Asia (SEA) and the Pacific region are not well studied. Here, we analyzed 519 complete mitochondrial DNA control region sequences and identified 133 haplotypes with 70 variable sites. We documented 82.7% geographically unique haplotypes distributed across major haplogroups except for haplogroup C, suggesting high polymorphism among studied individuals. Mainland SEA (MSEA) chickens have higher overall genetic diversity than island SEA (ISEA) chickens. Phylogenetic trees and median-joining network revealed evidence of a new divergent matrilineage (i.e., haplogroup V) as a sister-clade of haplogroup C. The maximum clade credibility tree estimated the earlier coalescence age of ancestral D-lineage (i.e., sub-haplogroup D2) of continental chickens (3.7 kya; 95% HPD 1985-4835 years) while island populations diverged later at 2.1 kya (95% HPD 1467-2815 years). This evidence of earlier coalescence age of haplogroup D ancestral matriline exemplified dispersal patterns to the ISEA, and thereafter the island clade diversified as a distinct group.
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- Cyrill John P Godinez
- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan.
- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Food Science, Visayas State University, Visca, Baybay City, Leyte, 6521, Philippines.
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan
- College of Agriculture and Forestry, Capiz State University, Burias, Mambusao, Capiz, 5807, Philippines
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Okayama University of Science, Imabari, Ehime, 794-8555, Japan
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Botany, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan
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- School of Life Sciences, Jiaying University, Meizhou, 514015, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528, Japan.
- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Food Science, Visayas State University, Visca, Baybay City, Leyte, 6521, Philippines.
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Yang X, E GX, Yang BG, Liu CL, Guo Y, Gong Y, Chen BE, Zhang DP, Li MH. Genetic Diversity and Phylogeny Pattern across Chongqing (China) Chicken Populations Using mtDNA D-Loop Sequences. RUSS J GENET+ 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795422080117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mon SLY, Lwin M, Maw AA, Htun LL, Bawm S, Kawabe K, Wada Y, Okamoto S, Shimogiri T. Phylogenetic analysis of Myanmar indigenous chickens using mitochondrial D-loop sequence reveals their characteristics as a genetic resource. Anim Sci J 2021; 92:e13647. [PMID: 34647390 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Myanmar indigenous chickens play important roles in food, entertainment, and farm business for the people of Myanmar. In this study, complete mitochondrial D-loop sequences (1232 bp) were analyzed using 176 chickens, including three indigenous breeds, two fighting cock populations, and three indigenous populations to elucidate genetic diversity and accomplish a phylogenetic analysis of Myanmar indigenous chickens. The average haplotype and nucleotide diversities were 0.948 ± 0.009 and 0.00814 ± 0.00024, respectively, exhibiting high genetic diversity of Myanmar indigenous chickens. Sixty-four haplotypes were classified as seven haplogroups, with the majority being haplogroup F. The breeds and populations except Inbinwa had multiple maternal haplogroups, suggesting that they experienced no recent purifying selection and bottleneck events. All breeds and populations examined shared haplogroup F. When 232 sequences belonging to haplogroup F (79 from Myanmar and 153 deposited sequences from other Asian countries/region) were analyzed together, the highest genetic diversity was observed in Myanmar indigenous chickens. Furthermore, Myanmar indigenous chickens and red junglefowls were observed in the center of the star-like median-joining network of 37 F-haplotypes, suggesting that Myanmar is one of the origins of haplogroup F. These findings revealed the unique genetic characteristic of Myanmar indigenous chickens as important genetic resources.
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- Su Lai Yee Mon
- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Research and Development Division, Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, Yangon, Myanmar
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- Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding, University of Veterinary Science, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
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- Department of Pharmacology and Parasitology, University of Veterinary Science, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
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- Department of International Relations and Information Technology, University of Veterinary Science, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
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- Education Center, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.,Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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Rostamzadeh Mahdabi E, Esmailizadeh A, Ayatollahi Mehrgardi A, Asadi Fozi M. A genome-wide scan to identify signatures of selection in two Iranian indigenous chicken ecotypes. Genet Sel Evol 2021; 53:72. [PMID: 34503452 PMCID: PMC8428137 DOI: 10.1186/s12711-021-00664-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Various regions of the chicken genome have been under natural and artificial selection for thousands of years. The substantial diversity that exits among chickens from different geographic regions provides an excellent opportunity to investigate the genomic regions under selection which, in turn, will increase our knowledge about the mechanisms that underlie chicken diversity and adaptation. Several statistics have been developed to detect genomic regions that are under selection. In this study, we applied approaches based on differences in allele or haplotype frequencies (FST and hapFLK, respectively) between populations, differences in long stretches of consecutive homozygous sequences (ROH), and differences in allele frequencies within populations (composite likelihood ratio (CLR)) to identify inter- and intra-populations traces of selection in two Iranian indigenous chicken ecotypes, the Lari fighting chicken and the Khazak or creeper (short-leg) chicken. Results Using whole-genome resequencing data of 32 individuals from the two chicken ecotypes, approximately 11.9 million single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were detected and used in genomic analyses after quality processing. Examination of the distribution of ROH in the two populations indicated short to long ROH, ranging from 0.3 to 5.4 Mb. We found 90 genes that were detected by at least two of the four applied methods. Gene annotation of the detected putative regions under selection revealed candidate genes associated with growth (DCN, MEOX2 and CACNB1), reproduction (ESR1 and CALCR), disease resistance (S1PR1, ALPK1 and MHC-B), behavior pattern (AGMO, GNAO1 and PSEN1), and morphological traits (IHH and NHEJ1). Conclusions Our findings show that these two phenotypically different indigenous chicken populations have been under selection for reproduction, immune, behavioral, and morphology traits. The results illustrate that selection can play an important role in shaping signatures of differentiation across the genomic landscape of two chicken populations. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12711-021-00664-9.
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- Elaheh Rostamzadeh Mahdabi
- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, 22 Bahman Blvd, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, 22 Bahman Blvd, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, 22 Bahman Blvd, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, 22 Bahman Blvd, Kerman, Iran.
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Godinez CJP, Dadios PJD, Espina DM, Matsunaga M, Nishibori M. Population Genetic Structure and Contribution of Philippine Chickens to the Pacific Chicken Diversity Inferred From Mitochondrial DNA. Front Genet 2021; 12:698401. [PMID: 34367257 PMCID: PMC8340678 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.698401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Philippines is considered one of the biodiversity hotspots for animal genetic resources. In spite of this, population genetic structure, genetic diversity, and past population history of Philippine chickens are not well studied. In this study, phylogeny reconstruction and estimation of population genetic structure were based on 107 newly generated mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) complete D-loop sequences and 37 previously published sequences of Philippine chickens, consisting of 34 haplotypes. Philippine chickens showed high haplotypic diversity (Hd = 0.915 ± 0.011) across Southeast Asia and Oceania. The phylogenetic analysis and median-joining (MJ) network revealed predominant maternal lineage haplogroup D classified throughout the population, while support for Philippine-Pacific subclade was evident, suggesting a Philippine origin of Pacific chickens. Here, we observed Philippine red junglefowls (RJFs) at the basal position of the tree within haplogroup D indicating an earlier introduction into the Philippines potentially via mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA). Another observation was the significantly low genetic differentiation and high rate of gene flow of Philippine chickens into Pacific chicken population. The negative Tajima's D and Fu's Fs neutrality tests revealed that Philippine chickens exhibited an expansion signal. The analyses of mismatch distribution and neutrality tests were consistent with the presence of weak phylogeographic structuring and evident population growth of Philippine chickens (haplogroup D) in the islands of Southeast Asia (ISEA). Furthermore, the Bayesian skyline plot (BSP) analysis showed an increase in the effective population size of Philippine chickens, relating with human settlement, and expansion events. The high level of genetic variability of Philippine chickens demonstrates conservation significance, thus, must be explored in the future.
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- Cyrill John P. Godinez
- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan
- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Food Science, Visayas State University, Baybay City, Philippines
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- College of Aquatic and Applied Life Sciences, Southern Leyte State University, Southern Leyte, Philippines
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Food Science, Visayas State University, Baybay City, Philippines
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan
- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Food Science, Visayas State University, Baybay City, Philippines
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Osman SAM, Nishibori M, Yonezawa T. Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Tosa-Jidori sheds light on the origin and evolution of Japanese native chickens. Anim Biosci 2021; 34:941-948. [PMID: 32299160 PMCID: PMC8100483 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.19.0932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE In Japan, approximately 50 breeds of indigenous domestic chicken, called Japanese native chickens (JNCs), have been developed. JNCs gradually became established based on three major original groups, "Jidori", "Shoukoku", and "Shamo". Tosa-Jidori is a breed of Jidori, and archival records as well as its morphologically primitive characters suggest an ancient origin. Although Jidori is thought to have been introduced from East Asia, a previous study based on mitochondrial D-loop sequences demonstrated that Tosa-Jidori belongs to haplogroup D, which is abundant in Southeast Asia but rare in other regions, and a Southeast Asian origin for Tosa-Jidori was therefore suggested. The relatively small size of the D-loop region offers limited resolution in comparison with mitogenome phylogeny. This study was conducted to determine the phylogenetic position of the Tosa-Jidori breed based on complete mitochondrial D-loop and mitogenome sequences, and to clarify its evolutionary relationships, possible maternal origin and routes of introduction into Japan. METHODS Maximum likelihood and parsimony trees were based on 133 chickens and consisted of 86 mitogenome sequences as well as 47 D-loop sequences. RESULTS This is the first report of the complete mitogenome not only for the Tosa-Jidori breed, but also for a member of one of the three major original groups of JNCs. Our phylogenetic analysis based on D-loop and mitogenome sequences suggests that Tosa-Jidori individuals characterized in this study belong to the haplogroup D as well as the sub-haplogroup E1. CONCLUSION The sub-haplogroup E1 is relatively common in East Asia, and so although the Southeast Asian origin hypothesis cannot be rejected, East Asia is another possible origin of Tosa-Jidori. This study highlights the complicated origin and breeding history of Tosa-Jidori and other JNC breeds.
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Grants
- 22580319 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology
- 26292139 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology
- 19H00534 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology
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- Sayed A.-M. Osman
- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Department of Animal Life Science, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Minia University, El Minia, Eg-61517, Egypt
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Department of Animal Life Science, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0034, Japan
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Dave AR, Chaudhary DF, Mankad PM, Koringa PG, Rank DN. Genetic diversity among two native Indian chicken populations using cytochrome c oxidase subunit I and cytochrome b DNA barcodes. Vet World 2021; 14:1389-1397. [PMID: 34220145 PMCID: PMC8243695 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2021.1389-1397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIM India has large varieties (recognized, unrecognized) of native chickens (Desi) scattered throughout the country, managed under scavenging system different from commercial chicken breeds. However, they are less investigated for genetic diversity they harbor. The present study was planned to evaluate genetic diversity among two native chicken populations of North Gujarat (proposed Aravali breed) and South Gujarat (Ankleshwar breed). Aravali chicken, a distinct population with unique characters different from the registered chicken breeds of India is under process to be registered as a new chicken breed of Gujarat, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two mitochondrial markers, namely, cytochrome oxidase c subunit I (COX I) and cytochrome b (Cyt b) genes were studied across 10 birds from each population. Methodology included sample collection (blood), DNA isolation (manual), polymerase chain reaction amplification of mitochondrial genes, Sanger sequencing, and purification followed by data analysis using various softwares. RESULTS Haplotype analysis of the COX I gene unveiled a total eight and three haplotypes from the Aravali and Ankleshwar populations, respectively, with haplotype diversity (Hd) of 92.70 % for the Aravali and 34.50% for the Ankleshwar breed. Haplotype analysis of the Cyt b gene revealed a total of four haplotypes from the Aravali population with 60% Hd and no polymorphism in Ankleshwar breed. The phylogenetic analysis uncovered Red Jungle Fowl and Gray Jungle Fowl as prime roots for both populations and all domestic chicken breeds. CONCLUSION Study findings indicated high genetic variability in Aravali chicken populations with COX I mitochondrial marker being more informative for evaluating genetic diversity in chickens.
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- Ankit R. Dave
- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand, Anand Agricultural University, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand, Anand Agricultural University, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand, Anand Agricultural University, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand, Anand Agricultural University, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand, Anand Agricultural University, Gujarat, India
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Insights into the Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Diversity of Two High Yielding Strains of Laying Hens. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11030825. [PMID: 33804055 PMCID: PMC8001891 DOI: 10.3390/ani11030825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/06/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Mitochondria are commonly known as “the powerhouse of the cell”, influencing the fitness, lifespan and metabolism of eukaryotic organisms. In our study we examined mitochondrial and nuclear genomic diversity in two high yielding strains of laying hens. We tested if the mitochondrial genome affects functional traits such as body weight and phosphorus utilization. We discovered a surprisingly low mitochondrial genetic diversity and an unequal distribution of the haplotypes among both strains, leading to limitations of robust links to phenotypic traits. In contrast, we found similar levels of nuclear genome diversity in both strains. Our study explores the potential influence of the mitochondrial genome on phenotypic traits and thus contributes to a better understanding of the function of this organelle in laying hens. Further, we focus on its usefulness as a genetic marker, which is often underestimated in breeding approaches, given the different inheritance mechanism compared to the nuclear genome. Abstract Mitochondria are essential components of eukaryotes as they are involved in several organismic key processes such as energy production, apoptosis and cell growth. Despite their importance for the metabolism and physiology of all eukaryotic organisms, the impact of mitochondrial haplotype variation has only been studied for very few species. In this study we sequenced the mitochondrial genome of 180 individuals from two different strains of laying hens. The resulting haplotypes were combined with performance data such as body weight, feed intake and phosphorus utilization to assess their influence on the hens in five different life stages. After detecting a surprisingly low level of genetic diversity, we investigated the nuclear genetic background to estimate whether the low mitochondrial diversity is representative for the whole genetic background of the strains. Our results highlight the need for more in-depth investigation of the genetic compositions and mito-nuclear interaction in individuals to elucidate the basis of phenotypic performance differences. In addition, we raise the question of how the lack of mitochondrial variation developed, since the mitochondrial genome represents genetic information usually not considered in breeding approaches.
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Hata A, Nunome M, Suwanasopee T, Duengkae P, Chaiwatana S, Chamchumroon W, Suzuki T, Koonawootrittriron S, Matsuda Y, Srikulnath K. Origin and evolutionary history of domestic chickens inferred from a large population study of Thai red junglefowl and indigenous chickens. Sci Rep 2021; 11:2035. [PMID: 33479400 PMCID: PMC7820500 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-81589-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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In this study, we aimed to elucidate the origin of domestic chickens and their evolutionary history over the course of their domestication. We conducted a large-scale genetic study using mitochondrial DNA D-loop sequences and 28 microsatellite DNA markers to investigate the diversity of 298 wild progenitor red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) across two subspecies (G. g. gallus and G. g. spadiceus) from 12 populations and 138 chickens from 10 chicken breeds indigenous to Thailand. Twenty-nine D-loop sequence haplotypes were newly identified: 14 and 17 for Thai indigenous chickens and red junglefowl, respectively. Bayesian clustering analysis with microsatellite markers also revealed high genetic diversity in the red junglefowl populations. These results suggest that the ancestral populations of Thai indigenous chickens were large, and that a part of the red junglefowl population gene pool was not involved in the domestication process. In addition, some haplogroups that are distributed in other countries of Southeast Asia were not observed in either the red junglefowls or the indigenous chickens examined in the present study, suggesting that chicken domestication occurred independently across multiple regions in Southeast Asia.
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- Ayano Hata
- Laboratory of Avian Bioscience, Department of Animal Sciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8601, Japan
- Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Comparative Genomics (ACCG), Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
- Tropical Animal Genetic Unit (TAGU), Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Avian Bioscience Research Center, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8601, Japan
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- Tropical Animal Genetic Unit (TAGU), Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Special Research Unit for Wildlife Genomics, Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Avian Bioscience, Department of Animal Sciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8601, Japan
- Avian Bioscience Research Center, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8601, Japan
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- Tropical Animal Genetic Unit (TAGU), Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand.
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- Laboratory of Avian Bioscience, Department of Animal Sciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8601, Japan.
- Avian Bioscience Research Center, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8601, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Comparative Genomics (ACCG), Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand.
- Special Research Unit for Wildlife Genomics, Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand.
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Zang H, Wang Y, Yang HH, He PL, Pan SQ, Geng ZY, Jin SH. Characterisation of the complete mitochondrial genome, genetic diversity and maternal origin of Huainan Partridge chicken. Br Poult Sci 2021; 62:320-327. [PMID: 33263413 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2020.1855628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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1. The objectives of the present study were to investigate the complete mitochondrial genome, genetic diversity and maternal origin of Huainan Partridge chicken (HPC).2. One complete mitochondrial genome and 37 complete D-loop regions of HPC were sequenced. Moreover, 400 mitochondrial genome D-loop sequences of Chinese native chicken were downloaded from the National Centre for Biotechnology Information database.3. The complete HPC genome was 16,785 bp in size, including 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes and one non-coding control region. The haplotype diversity and nucleotide diversity of HPC were 0.964, and 0.00615, respectively. Twenty-three variable sites defining 22 haplotypes were identified, and the 22 haplotypes were distributed into three haplogroups (A, B, and C).4. In conclusion, HPC has a typical vertebrate mitochondrial genome, relatively high haplotype diversity, relatively low nucleotide diversity, and potentially three maternal lineages. HPC showed considerable genetic information exchange with Southwest Chinese chicken populations and had not admixed with European commercial breeds in the course of domestication.
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- H Zang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.,Department of Poultry Genetics and Breeding, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Local Animal Genetic Resources Conservation and Bio-breeding, Hefei, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.,Department of Poultry Genetics and Breeding, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Local Animal Genetic Resources Conservation and Bio-breeding, Hefei, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.,Department of Poultry Genetics and Breeding, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Local Animal Genetic Resources Conservation and Bio-breeding, Hefei, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.,Department of Poultry Genetics and Breeding, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Local Animal Genetic Resources Conservation and Bio-breeding, Hefei, China
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Jia X, Lu J, Tang X, Fan Y, Ge Q, Gao Y. Characterization and phylogenetic evolution of mitochondrial genome in Tibetan chicken. Anim Biotechnol 2020; 33:1371-1377. [PMID: 33347342 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2020.1858846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The objective of this study was to characterize mitochondrial genome and investigate phylogenetic evolution in Tibetan chicken. In this study, four haplotypes were identified based on D-loop sequencing in Tibetan chicken (n = 40), and each representative of four haplotypes was selected for total mitochondrial genome sequencing and analyzed together with published mitochondrial genome data of red jungle fowl. Four haplotypes belonged to three previously published clades, i.e., Clade A, clade B and clade E. Based on D-loop sequencing data, the average haplotype diversity and nucleotide diversity were 0.658 ± 0.065 and 0.00442 ± 0.00094, respectively. The mitochondrial genome of Tibetan chicken is 16,785 bp in size, consisting of 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, two ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, 13 protein-coding genes and one non-coding control region (CR). Compared with the mitochondrial genome, a phylogenetic tree based on the D-loop sequence had a messy distribution, and no breed cluster pattern was observed in Tibetan chicken. The results indicate that Tibetan chicken populations in our study have relatively low nucleotide and haplotype diversity and likely share multiple maternal lineages. The D-loop sequence has limited power for the resolution of phylogenetic relationships in comparison with the complete mitochondrial genome.
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- Xiaoxu Jia
- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Science, Yangzhou, PR China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Science, Yangzhou, PR China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Science, Yangzhou, PR China.,Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, PR China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Science, Yangzhou, PR China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Science, Yangzhou, PR China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Science, Yangzhou, PR China
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Hata A, Takenouchi A, Kinoshita K, Hirokawa M, Igawa T, Nunome M, Suzuki T, Tsudzuki M. Geographic Origin and Genetic Characteristics of Japanese Indigenous Chickens Inferred from Mitochondrial D-Loop Region and Microsatellite DNA Markers. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:E2074. [PMID: 33182330 PMCID: PMC7695345 DOI: 10.3390/ani10112074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Japanese indigenous chickens have a long breeding history, possibly beginning 2000 years ago. Genetic characterization of Japanese indigenous chickens has been performed using mitochondrial D-loop region and microsatellite DNA markers. Their phylogenetic relationships with chickens worldwide and genetic variation within breeds have not yet been examined. In this study, the genetic characteristics of 38 Japanese indigenous chicken breeds were assessed by phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial D-loop sequences compared with those of indigenous chicken breeds overseas. To evaluate the genetic relationships among Japanese indigenous chicken breeds, a STRUCTURE analysis was conducted using 27 microsatellite DNA markers. D-loop sequences of Japanese indigenous chickens were classified into five major haplogroups, A-E, among 15 haplogroups found in chickens worldwide. The haplogroup composition suggested that Japanese indigenous chickens originated mainly from China, with some originating from Southeast Asia. The STRUCTURE analyses revealed that Japanese indigenous chickens are genetically differentiated from chickens overseas; Japanese indigenous chicken breeds possess distinctive genetic characteristics, and Jidori breeds, which have been reared in various regions of Japan for a long time, are genetically close to each other. These results provide new insights into the history of chickens around Asia in addition to novel genetic data for the conservation of Japanese indigenous chickens.
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- Ayano Hata
- Laboratory of Avian Bioscience, Department of Animal Sciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan;
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- Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan;
- Japanese Avian Bioresource Project Research Center, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan;
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- Avian Bioscience Research Center, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan;
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Department of Applied Molecular Biosciences, School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan;
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- Japanese Avian Bioresource Project Research Center, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan;
- Amphibian Research Center, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Avian Bioscience Research Center, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan;
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- Laboratory of Avian Bioscience, Department of Animal Sciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan;
- Avian Bioscience Research Center, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan;
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- Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan;
- Japanese Avian Bioresource Project Research Center, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan;
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Boudali SF, Al-Jumaili AS, Bouandas A, Mahammi FZ, Tabet Aoul N, Hanotte O, Gaouar SBS. Maternal origin and genetic diversity of Algerian domestic chicken ( Gallus gallus domesticus) from North-Western Africa based on mitochondrial DNA analysis. Anim Biotechnol 2020; 33:457-467. [PMID: 32787620 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2020.1803892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Local chicken populations are a major source of food in the rural areas of Algeria. However, their origin has not been well characterized. The objectives of this study were to assess genetic diversity and maternal origin of domestic chicken from five agro-ecological regions of western Algeria: coastal (CT), inland plains (IP), highlands (HL), mountains (MT) and sahara (SH, including Oasis, Req and Erg regions). A set of 88 mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) D-loop sequences including the hypervariable region I (HV1) were analyzed. From the 397 bp D-loop sequence, 20 variable sites that defined 13 haplotypes were identified in Algerian domestic chicken. The haplotype and nucleotide diversity were estimated as 0.597 and 0.003, respectively. Phylogenetic and network analyses indicated the presence of two clades or haplogroups (A and E). Only one clade A haplotype was observed exclusively in the population of mountains, while, Clade E haplotypes were found in almost all Algerian chicken with twelve different haplotypes. These findings suggest that Algerian chickens derived from the most ubiquitous haplogroup which have its root in the Indian subcontinent. Our results provide important information about the origin of the North-West African chicken and the historical dispersal of the first chicken populations into African continent.
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- Selma Farah Boudali
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire et Cellulaire (LGMC), Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran Mohamed Boudiaf, USTO-MB, BP 1505, El M'naouer, Oran Algérie
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- School of Life Sciences, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK
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- Physiopathology and biochemical of nutrition (PpBioNut), University of Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire et Cellulaire (LGMC), Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran Mohamed Boudiaf, USTO-MB, BP 1505, El M'naouer, Oran Algérie.,École Supérieure en Sciences Biologiques d'Oran (ESSBO), BP 1042, Saim Mohamed, Oran, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire et Cellulaire (LGMC), Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran Mohamed Boudiaf, USTO-MB, BP 1505, El M'naouer, Oran Algérie.,Department of Biotechnology, University of Oran1 Ahmed Benbella, Oran, Algérie
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- School of Life Sciences, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire et Cellulaire (LGMC), Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran Mohamed Boudiaf, USTO-MB, BP 1505, El M'naouer, Oran Algérie.,Physiopathology and biochemical of nutrition (PpBioNut), University of Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria
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Lasagna E, Ceccobelli S, Cardinali I, Perini F, Bhadra U, Thangaraj K, Dababani RC, Rai N, Sarti FM, Lancioni H, Ige AO. Mitochondrial diversity of Yoruba and Fulani chickens: A biodiversity reservoir in Nigeria. Poult Sci 2020; 99:2852-2860. [PMID: 32475418 PMCID: PMC7597645 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2019.12.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Poultry are the most widely distributed type of livestock in Nigeria. Indigenous chickens are extremely common throughout the country. Indeed, approximately 83 million chickens are raised in extensive systems and 60 million in semi-intensive systems. To provide the first comprehensive overview of the maternal lineages in Southwest Nigeria, we analyzed 96 mitochondrial DNA control region sequences from 2 indigenous chicken ecotypes: Fulani and Yoruba. All samples belonged to the most frequent haplogroup (E) in Africa and Europe and showed noticeably low haplotype diversity. Although only 11 different haplotypes were detected, with 2 of them never found before in Nigeria, the presence of unique sequences among our indigenous samples testified to their status as an important genetic resource to be preserved. Furthermore, a total of 7,868 published sequences were included in the comparative analysis, which revealed an east-west geographic pattern of haplogroup distribution and led to the conclusion that the gene flow from Southeastern Asia mainly involved one mitochondrial clade. Moreover, owing to the extensive genetic intermixing among Nigerian chickens, conservation efforts are required to safeguard the extant mitochondrial variability in these indigenous ecotypes and establish future improvement and selection programs.
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- E Lasagna
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, 06121 Perugia, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, 06121 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), Agripolis Campus, University of Padova, 35020 Padova, Italy
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- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR), 500007 Hyderabad, India
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- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR), 500007 Hyderabad, India
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- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR), 500007 Hyderabad, India
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- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR), 500007 Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, 06121 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Biotechnology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso Oyo, Nigeria
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Al-Jumaili AS, Boudali SF, Kebede A, Al-Bayatti SA, Essa AA, Ahbara A, Aljumaah RS, Alatiyat RM, Mwacharo JM, Bjørnstad G, Naqvi AN, Gaouar SBS, Hanotte O. The maternal origin of indigenous domestic chicken from the Middle East, the north and the horn of Africa. BMC Genet 2020; 21:30. [PMID: 32171253 PMCID: PMC7071775 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-020-0830-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Indigenous domestic chicken represents a major source of protein for agricultural communities around the world. In the Middle East and Africa, they are adapted to hot dry and semi-dry areas, in contrast to their wild ancestor, the Red junglefowl, which lives in humid and sub-humid tropical areas. Indigenous populations are declining following increased demand for poultry meat and eggs, favouring the more productive exotic commercial breeds. In this paper, using the D-loop of mitochondrial DNA as a maternally inherited genetic marker, we address the question of the origin and dispersal routes of domestic chicken of the Middle East (Iraq and Saudi Arabia), the northern part of the African continent (Algeria and Libya) and the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia). Results The analysis of the mtDNA D-loop of 706 chicken samples from Iraq (n = 107), Saudi Arabia (n = 185), Algeria (n = 88), Libya (n = 23), Ethiopia (n = 211) and Pakistan (n = 92) show the presence of five haplogroups (A, B, C, D and E), suggesting more than one maternal origin for the studied populations. Haplogroup E, which occurred in 625 samples, was the most frequent in all countries. This haplogroup most likely originates from the Indian subcontinent and probably migrated following a terrestrial route to these different countries. Haplotypes belonging to haplogroup D were present in all countries except Algeria and Libya, it is likely a legacy of the Indian Ocean maritime trading network. Haplogroup A was present in all countries and may be of commercial origin. Haplogroup B was found only in Ethiopia. Haplogroup C was only detected in the South-Western region of Saudi Arabia and in Ethiopia. Conclusion The results support a major influence of the Indian subcontinent on the maternal diversity of the today’s chicken populations examined here. Most of the diversity occurs within rather than between populations. This lack of phylogeographic signal agrees with both ancient and more recent trading networks having shaped the modern-day diversity of indigenous chicken across populations and countries.
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- Ahmed S Al-Jumaili
- School of Life Sciences, the University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK. .,University of Anbar, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Anbar, Iraq.
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran Mohamed Boudiaf, USTO-MB, BP 1505, El M'naouer, Oran, 31000, Algérie
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- Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute (ARARI), P.O. Box:527 Code 100, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.,LiveGene, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), P. O. 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Animal Sources Department, Directorate of Animal Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Animal Sources Department, Directorate of Animal Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Baghdad, Iraq
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- School of Life Sciences, the University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Animal Biotechnology, Animal Science Department, College of Food and Agriculture, King Saud University, P.O.Box 246, Riyadh, 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Genetics and Biotechnology, Animal Science Department, Agriculture Faculty, Mutah University, Karak, Jordan
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- Small Ruminant Genetics and Genomics Group, International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), P.O. Box 5689, ILRI-Ethiopia Campus, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Forensic Sciences, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Karakorum International University, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
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- School of Life Sciences, the University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK. .,LiveGene, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), P. O. 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Islam MA, Osman SAM, Nishibori M. Genetic diversity of Bangladeshi native chickens based on complete sequence of mitochondrial DNA D-loop region. Br Poult Sci 2019; 60:628-637. [PMID: 31475858 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2019.1655708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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1. The aim of this study was to explore genetic diversity and possible origin of Bangladeshi (BD) native chickens. The complete mtDNA D-loop region was sequenced in 60 chickens representing five populations; naked neck, full feathered, Aseel, Hilly and autosomal dwarf. The 61 reference sequences representing different domestic chicken clades in China, India, Laos, Indonesia, Myanmar, and other Eurasian regions were included. The mtDNA D-loop sequence polymorphism and maternal origin of five BD populations were analysed.2. A total of 35 polymorphic sites, and 21 haplotypes were detected in 60 mtDNA D-loop sequences. The haplotype and nucleotide diversity of the five populations were 0.921 ± 0.018 and 0.0061 ± 0.0019, respectively. Both mtDNA network and phylogenetic analysis indicated four clades (four haplogroups) in BD populations (21 haplotypes) along with 61 reference haplotypes. Clade E contained the most individuals (20) and haplotypes (11) of BD chickens, followed by clade D (17, 6), clade C (12, 2) and clade F (11, 2), respectively.3. The higher number of unique haplotypes found in Yunnan, China, suggested that the origin of BD chickens was in this region. The haplotypes from different haplogroups were introduced in Bangladeshi chickens from India, China and Myanmar. The phylogenetic tree showed a close relationship of BD chickens with the clusters from India, China, Myanmar and Laos, and indicated the dispersion of BD chickens from these sources. The phylogenetic information revealed high genetic diversity of BD chickens because of their origin from different lineages with high genetic variation and distance, which was determined from four cluster and neighbour-joining trees.4. In conclusion, BD populations had high genetic diversity. The mtDNA network profiles and phylogenetic trees showed multiple maternal origins of BD chickens from India, China, Myanmar and Laos.
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- M A Islam
- Department of Dairy and Poultry Science, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.,Department of Bio-resource Science, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Bio-resource Science, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.,Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Minia University, El Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Bio-resource Science, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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Otecko NO, Ogali I, Ng'ang'a SI, Mauki DH, Ogada S, Moraa GK, Lichoti J, Agwanda B, Peng MS, Ommeh SC, Zhang YP. Phenotypic and morphometric differentiation of indigenous chickens from Kenya and other tropical countries augments perspectives for genetic resource improvement and conservation. Poult Sci 2019; 98:2747-2755. [PMID: 30850827 PMCID: PMC6591685 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pez097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Indigenous chickens at the Swahili coast and other traditional migratory corridors in Kenya represent important populations that are inconclusively characterized. Using a comprehensive dataset of Kenyan indigenous chickens and additional mined data of chickens from 8 African and 5 Asian countries, we performed univariate and multivariate assessments to uncover the underlying phenotypic and morphometric variability. Kenyan indigenous chickens expressed differentiation of several qualitative and quantitative traits, both among different counties in the Swahili coast, and among coastal, western, and northern migratory corridors. There was a substantial population stratification of these chickens, particularly distinctive clustering of chickens from Marsabit, Lamu, and Kilifi counties. The pooled dataset further clarified a closer phenotypic and morphometric proximity of chickens within different geographical regions. We additionally revealed a preponderance of bantam and rumpless traits to hot and humid locales, and feathered shanks to cooler regions. Currently, most chicken breeding programs in developing countries rely on phenotypic and morphometric properties. Hence, the high chicken diversity and population stratification observed in our study, possibly shaped by natural and artificial selective pressures, reveal opportunities for complementary phenotypic and genotypic assessments to identify resources for effective breed improvement and conservation strategies of indigenous chickens in the tropics.
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- Newton O Otecko
- Yunnan Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China.,Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi 00200, Kenya
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- Institute for Biotechnology Research, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi 00200, Kenya.,Veterinary Research Institute, Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization, Nairobi 00200, Kenya
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- Yunnan Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China.,Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, China
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- Yunnan Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China.,Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, China
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- Institute for Biotechnology Research, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi 00200, Kenya.,Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi 00200, Kenya
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- Institute for Biotechnology Research, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi 00200, Kenya.,Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi 00200, Kenya
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- Directorate of Veterinary Services, State Department of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Nairobi 00625, Kenya
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- Department of Zoology, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
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- Yunnan Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China.,Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, China
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- Institute for Biotechnology Research, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi 00200, Kenya.,Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi 00200, Kenya
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- Yunnan Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China.,Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, China.,State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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Elbeltagy AR, Bertolini F, Fleming DS, Van Goor A, Ashwell CM, Schmidt CJ, Kugonza DR, Lamont SJ, Rothschild MF. Natural Selection Footprints Among African Chicken Breeds and Village Ecotypes. Front Genet 2019; 10:376. [PMID: 31139205 PMCID: PMC6518202 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Natural selection is likely a major factor in shaping genomic variation of the African indigenous rural chicken, driving the development of genetic footprints. Selection footprints are expected to be associated with adaptation to locally prevailing environmental stressors, which may include diverse factors as high altitude, disease resistance, poor nutrition, oxidative and heat stresses. To determine the existence of a selection footprint, 268 birds were randomly sampled from three indigenous ecotypes from East Africa (Rwanda and Uganda) and North Africa (Baladi), and two registered Egyptian breeds (Dandarawi and Fayoumi). Samples were genotyped using the chicken Affymetrix 600K Axiom® Array. A total of 494,332 SNPs were utilized in the downstream analysis after implementing quality control measures. The intra-population runs of homozygosity (ROH) that occurred in >50% of individuals of an ecotype or in >75% of a breed were studied. To identify inter-population differentiation due to genetic structure, FST was calculated for North- vs. East-African populations and Baladi and Fayoumi vs. Dandarawi for overlapping windows (500 kb with a step-size of 250 kb). The ROH and FST mapping detected several selective sweeps on different autosomes. Results reflected selection footprints of the environmental stresses, breed behavior, and management. Intra-population ROH of the Egyptian chickens showed selection footprints bearing genes for adaptation to heat, solar radiation, ion transport and immunity. The high-altitude-adapted East-African populations' ROH showed a selection signature with genes for angiogenesis, oxygen-heme binding and transport. The neuroglobin gene (GO:0019825 and GO:0015671) was detected on a Chromosome 5 ROH of Rwanda-Uganda ecotypes. The sodium-dependent noradrenaline transporter, SLC6A2 on a Chromosome 11 ROH in Fayoumi breed may reflect its active behavior. Inter-population FST among Egyptian populations reflected genetic mechanisms for the Fayoumi resistance to Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV), while FST between Egyptian and Rwanda-Uganda populations indicated the Secreted frizzled related protein 2, SFRP2, (GO:0009314) on Chromosome 4, that contributes to melanogenic activity and most likely enhances the Dandarawi chicken adaptation to high-intensity of solar radiation in Southern Egypt. These results enhance our understanding of the natural selection forces role in shaping genomic structure for adaptation to the stressful African conditions.
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- Ahmed R Elbeltagy
- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States.,Department of Animal Biotechnology, Animal Production Research Institute, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States.,Virus and Prion Diseases of Livestock Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States.,Institute of Food Production and Sustainability, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Poultry Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States
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- Department of Agricultural Production, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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Walugembe M, Bertolini F, Dematawewa CMB, Reis MP, Elbeltagy AR, Schmidt CJ, Lamont SJ, Rothschild MF. Detection of Selection Signatures Among Brazilian, Sri Lankan, and Egyptian Chicken Populations Under Different Environmental Conditions. Front Genet 2019; 9:737. [PMID: 30693019 PMCID: PMC6339939 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2018.00737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Extreme environmental conditions are a major challenge in livestock production. Changes in climate, particularly those that contribute to weather extremes like drought or excessive humidity, may result in reduced performance and reproduction and could compromise the animal's immune function. Animal survival within extreme environmental conditions could be in response to natural selection and to artificial selection for production traits that over time together may leave selection signatures in the genome. The aim of this study was to identify selection signatures that may be involved in the adaptation of indigenous chickens from two different climatic regions (Sri Lanka = Tropical; Egypt = Arid) and in non-indigenous chickens that derived from human migration events to the generally tropical State of São Paulo, Brazil. To do so, analyses were conducted using fixation index (Fst) and hapFLK analyses. Chickens from Brazil (n = 156), Sri Lanka (n = 92), and Egypt (n = 96) were genotyped using the Affymetrix Axiom®600k Chicken Genotyping Array. Pairwise Fst analyses among countries did not detect major regions of divergence between chickens from Sri Lanka and Brazil, with ecotypes/breeds from Brazil appearing to be genetically related to Asian-Indian (Sri Lanka) ecotypes. However, several differences were detected in comparisons of Egyptian with either Sri Lankan or Brazilian populations, and common regions of difference on chromosomes 2, 3 and 8 were detected. The hapFLK analyses for the three separate countries suggested unique regions that are potentially under selection on chromosome 1 for all three countries, on chromosome 4 for Sri Lankan, and on chromosomes 3, 5, and 11 for the Egyptian populations. Some of identified regions under selection with hapFLK analyses contained genes such as TLR3, SOCS2, EOMES, and NFAT5 whose biological functions could provide insights in understanding adaptation mechanisms in response to arid and tropical environments.
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- Muhammed Walugembe
- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Animal Production Research Institute, Giza, Egypt
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- Animal and Food Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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Phylogenetic Studies on Red Junglefowl ( Gallus gallus) and Native Chicken ( Gallus gallus domesticus) in Samar Island, Philippines using the Mitochondrial DNA D-Loop Region. J Poult Sci 2019; 56:237-244. [PMID: 32055220 PMCID: PMC7005397 DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.0180131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A study was conducted to provide genetic information on the matrilineal phylogeny and genetic diversity of Red junglefowl (RJF) and native chickens in Samar Island, Philippines and to identify the genetic distance between Philippine junglefowls and other RJF species in Southeast Asia using complete mitochondrial DNA D-loop sequences. A total of 5 RJFs and 43 native chickens from Samar Island were included in this study. The results showed that Samar RJFs had a nucleotide diversity of 0.0050±0.0016, which was lower than those of three subspecies of Gallus gallus: G. g. gallus, G. g. spadiceus, and G. g. jabouillei. Meanwhile, Samar native chickens showed lower nucleotide diversity (0.0056±0.0004) than domestic fowls in some neighboring Southeast Asian countries, but higher than those in African and European countries. Phylogenetic analysis showed that 3 haplotypes of Samar RJFs clustered to haplogroup D1, and that 2 haplotypes clustered to haplogroup D2. Chickens native to Samar Island showed 100% resemblance to those in the haplogroup shared by domestic chickens and RJFs. Haplogroups A and B and sub-haplogroups D1 and E1 were the more widely distributed matrilineal lineages in Samar Island. Phylogenetic analysis of Samar RJFs showed that they were closely related to Myanmar RJFs (99.6%), Indonesia RJFs (99.5%), and Thailand RJFs (99.1%). This study is an initial investigation estimating the matrilineal phylogeny and genetic diversity of chicken populations in Samar Island, Philippines for developing strategies aimed at the future conservation and improvement of valuable genetic resources.
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Nunome M, Kinoshita K, Ishishita S, Ohmori Y, Murai A, Matsuda Y. Genetic diversity of 21 experimental chicken lines with diverse origins and genetic backgrounds. Exp Anim 2018; 68:177-193. [PMID: 30542001 PMCID: PMC6511517 DOI: 10.1538/expanim.18-0139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The genetic characteristics and diversity of 21 experimental chicken lines registered with the National BioResource Project of Japan were examined using mitochondrial D-loop sequences and 54 microsatellite DNA markers. A total of 12 haplotypes were detected in the 500-bp mitochondrial DNA sequences of the hypervariable segment I for 349 individuals of 21 lines. The 12 haplotypes belonged to three (A, D, and E) haplogroups, out of the eight (A‒H) common haplogroups in domestic chickens and red junglefowls. The haplogroups A and D were widely represented in indigenous chickens in the Asian and Pacific regions, and the haplogroup E was the most prevalent in domestic chickens. Genetic clustering by discriminant analysis of principal components with microsatellite markers divided 681 individuals of 21 lines into three groups that consisted of Fayoumi-, European-, and Asian- derived lines. In each of the cladograms constructed with Nei's genetic distances based on allele frequencies and the membership coefficients provided by STRUCTURE and with the genetic distance based on the proportion of shared alleles, the genetic relationships coincided well with the breeding histories of the lines. Microsatellite markers showed remarkably lower genetic heterozygosities (less than 0.1 observed heterozygosity) for eight lines (GSP, GSN/1, YL, PNP, BM-C, WL-G, BL-E, and #413), which have been maintained as closed colonies for more than 40 years (except for #413), indicating their usefulness as experimental chicken lines in laboratory animal science research.
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- Mitsuo Nunome
- Avian Bioscience Research Center, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- Avian Bioscience Research Center, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- Avian Bioscience Research Center, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Morphology, Department of Animal Sciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- Laboratory of Nutrition Science, Department of Animal Sciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- Avian Bioscience Research Center, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan.,Laboratory of Avian Bioscience, Department of Animal Sciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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Nisar A, Waheed A, Khan S, Feng X, Shah AH. Population structure, genetic diversity and phylogenetic analysis of different rural and commercial chickens of Pakistan using complete sequence of mtDNA D-loop. Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal 2018; 30:273-280. [PMID: 30231799 DOI: 10.1080/24701394.2018.1484118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Chicken is the most important poultry bird in Pakistan that not only provides nutrition but also contributes to country's economy. The Pakistani chicken and its germplasm resources are not genetically characterized and explored. Here, we focused at rural and commercial chickens of Pakistan and explored genetic diversity, population structure and phylogeny. We first collected feather samples from Rural and Broiler populations of Pakistani chickens, isolated DNA and sequenced complete D-loop of mtDNA. The length of complete D-loop ranged from 1231 to 1234 bp in Pakistani chickens. The GC content was 39%. Hotspots of mutations were three hypervariable sites (HVS). Most of the variations (77%) were in HVS1. In a total, 26 polymorphic sites defined 12 haplotypes and all major haplogroups (A-I) in genetic structure of Pakistani chickens. Genetic diversity remained relatively very low in Broiler (Pi = 0.00212 ± 0.00136). There was a low sharing of matrilineages between the two populations (Fst = 0.170). With high Hd value (0.825 ± 0.051) and presence of all nine major haplogroups the rural chicken population showed relatively rich genepool. Finally we did molecular phylogenetic analysis and inferred phylogeny. Presence of subcontinent specific haplogroups E3 and I and clustering of Indian red junglefowl closely with Pakistani chickens in Bayesian inference tree, provide further evidence for an independent domestication event of chicken in subcontinent.
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- Ayesha Nisar
- a Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Key Laboratory of Animal Parasitology, Ministry of Agriculture of China , Shanghai , People's Republic of China.,b Department of Zoology , Government Post Graduate College , Mansehra , Pakistan
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- b Department of Zoology , Government Post Graduate College , Mansehra , Pakistan
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- a Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Key Laboratory of Animal Parasitology, Ministry of Agriculture of China , Shanghai , People's Republic of China
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- a Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Key Laboratory of Animal Parasitology, Ministry of Agriculture of China , Shanghai , People's Republic of China
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- c Department of Botany , Government Post Graduate College , Mansehra , Pakistan
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Jia XX, Lu JX, Tang XJ, Fan YF, Huang SH, Ge QL, Gao YS. Genetic diversity of Jiangsu native chicken breeds assessed with the mitochondrial DNA D-loop region. Br Poult Sci 2017; 59:34-39. [PMID: 29053378 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2017.1395391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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1. The objective of this study was to determine the origin and evolution of chickens from 5 native breeds that are traditionally raised in Jiangsu Province. 2. To address this question, the complete mitochondrial DNA D-loop sequence of 149 chickens from 5 native breeds of Jiangsu Province was analysed. 3. Sequence read lengths of the native breeds were 1231 to 1232 bp, with a single-base deletion from the 859 bp site in the 1231 bp haplotype. A total of 33 variable sites that defined 19 haplotypes were identified. The average haplotype diversity and nucleotide diversity were 0.862 ± 0.017 and 0.00591 ± 0.00135. 4. Phylogenetic analysis showed that genetic structure of the mtDNA haplotypes of Jiangsu chickens are distributed across 5 clades (haplogroups): Clades A, B, C, D, and E. However, most of the individuals characterised in this study belonged to clades A and B. 5. The results of this study indicate that Jiangsu chicken populations have relatively low nucleotide and haplotype diversity and likely share 5 common maternal lineages.
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- X X Jia
- a Quality & Safety Department , Jiangsu institute of Poultry Science , Yangzhou , China
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- a Quality & Safety Department , Jiangsu institute of Poultry Science , Yangzhou , China
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- a Quality & Safety Department , Jiangsu institute of Poultry Science , Yangzhou , China
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- a Quality & Safety Department , Jiangsu institute of Poultry Science , Yangzhou , China
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- a Quality & Safety Department , Jiangsu institute of Poultry Science , Yangzhou , China
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- a Quality & Safety Department , Jiangsu institute of Poultry Science , Yangzhou , China
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- a Quality & Safety Department , Jiangsu institute of Poultry Science , Yangzhou , China
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Fathi M, Al-Homidan I, Motawei M, Abou-Emera O, El-Zarei M. Evaluation of genetic diversity of Saudi native chicken populations using microsatellite markers. Poult Sci 2017; 96:530-536. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/pew357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Dyomin AG, Danilova MI, Mwacharo JM, Masharsky AE, Panteleev AV, Druzhkova AS, Trifonov VA, Galkina SA. Mitochondrial DNA D-loop haplogroup contributions to the genetic diversity of East European domestic chickens from Russia. J Anim Breed Genet 2016; 134:98-108. [PMID: 27988972 DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
To elucidate geographical and historical aspects of chicken dispersal across Eastern Europe, we analysed the complete mitochondrial DNA D-loop sequence of 86 representatives from chicken breeds traditionally raised in the territory of the East European Plain (Orloff, Pavlov, Russian White, Yurlov Crower, Uzbek Game and Naked Neck). From the 1231-1232 bp D-loop sequence, 35 variable sites that defined 22 haplotypes were identified in modern chicken. All populations, except Uzbek Game, exhibited high values of haplotype and nucleotide diversity suggesting a wide variation in maternal diversity. Inclusion of mtDNA sequences from other European and Asian countries revealed representatives from this study belonging to haplogroups A, E1 and C1. We also assessed fossil chicken material dated to the 9th-18th century from archaeological sites in Northern and Eastern Europe. Three haplotypes found in the fossil specimens belonged to haplogroup E1, while one sample dated to the 18th century was assigned to the C1 haplogroup. This is the first report of the occurrence of the C1 haplogroup in European chicken populations prior to the 20th century based on the fossil material. These results provide evidence for a relatively recent introduction of all haplotypes other than E1 into the East European chicken gene pool with the significant impact of the C1 haplogroup mainly distributed in Southern China.
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Affiliation(s)
- A G Dyomin
- Faculty of Biology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Faculty of Biology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Centre for Genetics and Genomics, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Research Resource Centre for Molecular and Cell Technologies, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- The Ornithology Department, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Science, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Genomic Diversity and Evolution, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of Genomic Diversity and Evolution, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Faculty of Biology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Eltanany MA, Hemeda SA. Deeper insight into maternal genetic assessments and demographic history for Egyptian indigenous chicken populations using mtDNA analysis. J Adv Res 2016; 7:615-23. [PMID: 27489728 PMCID: PMC4949740 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2016.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2016] [Revised: 06/19/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
This study principally sought to reveal the demographic expansion of Egyptian indigenous chickens (EIC) using representative breeds: Sinai (North), Fayoumi (Middle) and Dandarawi (South) of Egypt as well as to deeply clarify their genetic diversity, possible matrilineal origin and dispersal routes. A total of 33 partial mitochondrial DNA sequences were generated from EIC and compared with a worldwide reference dataset of 1290 wild and domestic chicken sequences. Study populations had 12 polymorphic variable sites and 7 haplotypes. A lack of maternal substructure between EIC was detected (F ST = 0.003). The unimodal mismatch distribution and negative values of Tajima's D (-0.659) and Fu's Fs (-0.157) indicated demographic expansion among EIC and pointed to Fayoumi as the oldest EIC population. Egyptian haplotypes were clustered phylogenetically into two divergent clades. Their phylogeography revealed an ancient single maternal lineage of Egyptian chickens likely derived from Indian-Subcontinent. Moreover, a recent maternal commercial heritage possibly originated in Yunnan-Province and/or surrounding areas was admixed restrictedly into Sinai. It is implied that Egypt was an entry point for Indian chicken into Africa and its further dispersal route to Europe. This study provides a clue supporting the previous assumption that urged utilizing consistent founder populations having closely related progenitors for synthetizing a stabilized homogenous crossbreed as a sustainable discipline in breeding program.
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- Marwa A. Eltanany
- Department for Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, 13736 Moshtohor, Toukh, Egypt
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- Department for Animal Husbandry and Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
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