Hereditary Basis of Coat Color and Excellent Feed Conversion Rate of Red Angus Cattle by Next-Generation Sequencing Data.

ABSTRACT: Angus cattle have made remarkable contributions to the livestock industry worldwide as a commercial meat-type breed. Some evidence supported that Angus cattle with different coat colors have different feed-to-meat ratios, and the genetic basis of their coat color is inconclusive. Here, genome-wide association study was performed to investigate the genetic divergence of black and red Angus cattle with 63 public genome sequencing data. General linear model analysis was used to identify genomic regions with potential candidate variant/genes that contribute to coat color and feed conversion rate. Results showed that six single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and two insertion-deletions, which were annotated in five genes (ZCCHC14, ANKRD11, FANCA, MC1R, and LOC532

SUBMITTER: He Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9219544 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature