Helitrons and Retrotransposons Are Co-localized in Bos taurus Genomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

DNA transposons helitrons are mobile genetic elements responsible for major movements of the genetic material within and across different genomes. This ability makes helitrons suitable candidate elements for the development of new approaches of multilocus genotyping of live-stock animals, along with the well-known microsatellite loci.

Objective

We aimed to estimate the informativeness of helitron and microsatellite markers in assessing the consolidation and the "gene pool" standards of two commercial dairy cattle breeds (Ayrshire breed and holsteinized Black-and-White cattle) and one local breed of Kalmyk cattle, and to reveal any inter-breed difference in the organization of genomic regions flanked by helitrons in the studied cattle breeds.

Method

We used

SUBMITTER: Babii A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5476951 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature