Whole genome population genetics analysis of Sudanese goats identifies regions harboring genes associated with major traits.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sudan is endowed with a variety of indigenous goat breeds which are used for meat and milk production and which are well adapted to the local environment. The aim of the present study was to determine the genetic diversity and relationship within and between the four main Sudanese breeds of Nubian, Desert, Taggar and Nilotic goats. Using the 50 K SNP chip, 24 animals of each breed were genotyped.

Results

More than 96% of high quality SNPs were polymorphic with an average minor allele frequency of 0.3. In all breeds, no significant difference between observed (0.4) and expected (0.4) heterozygosity was found and the inbreeding coefficients (F_IS) did not differ from zero. F_st coefficients for the genetic distance between breeds also did not sig

SUBMITTER: Rahmatalla SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5651574 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature