Genome-wide association study for the primary feather color trait in a native Chinese duck.

ABSTRACT: Background: To reveal candidate genes and the molecular genetic mechanism underlying primary feather color trait in ducks, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for the primary feather color trait was performed based on the genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) technology for a native Chinese female duck, Longyan Shan-ma ducks. Methods: Blood genomic DNA from 314 female Longyan Shan-ma duck were genotyped using GBS technology. A GWAS for the primary feather color trait with genome variations was performed using an univariate linear mixed model based on all SNPs in autosomes. Results: Seven genome-wide significant single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs, Bonferroni-adjusted p-value <8.03 × 10^-7) within the introns of the genes STARD9, ZNF106,

SUBMITTER: Sun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10020179 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature