The development and characterization of a 60K SNP chip for chicken.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In livestock species like the chicken, high throughput single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping assays are increasingly being used for whole genome association studies and as a tool in breeding (referred to as genomic selection). To be of value in a wide variety of breeds and populations, the success rate of the SNP genotyping assay, the distribution of the SNP across the genome and the minor allele frequencies (MAF) of the SNPs used are extremely important.

Results

We describe the design of a moderate density (60k) Illumina SNP BeadChip in chicken consisting of SNPs known to be segregating at high to medium minor allele frequencies (MAF) in the two major types of commercial chicken (broilers and layers). This was achieved by the identification of 352,303 S

SUBMITTER: Groenen MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3117858 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature