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14. Single-nucleotide polymorphism-based genetic diversity analysis of the Kilakarsal and Vembur sheep breeds
Rathinasamy Selvam, Nagarajan Murali, A. Kannan Thiruvenkadan, Ramesh Saravanakumar, Gurusamy Ponnudurai and Thilak Pon Jawahar
Veterinary World, 10(5): 549-555

Rathinasamy Selvam: Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli - 627 358, Tamil Nadu, India.
Nagarajan Murali: Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli - 627 358, Tamil Nadu, India.
A. Kannan Thiruvenkadan: Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli - 627 358, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ramesh Saravanakumar: Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli - 627 358, Tamil Nadu, India.
Gurusamy Ponnudurai: Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli - 627 358, Tamil Nadu, India.
Thilak Pon Jawahar: Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli - 627 358, Tamil Nadu, India.

doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2017.549-555

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Article history: Received: 21-12-2016, Accepted: 04-04-2017, Published online: 26-05-2017

Corresponding author: Rathinasamy Selvam

E-mail: selvam.r@tanuvas.ac.in

Citation: Selvam R, Murali N, Thiruvenkadan AK, Saravanakumar R, Ponnudurai G, Jawahar TP (2017) Single-nucleotide polymorphism-based genetic diversity analysis of the Kilakarsal and Vembur sheep breeds, Veterinary World, 10(5): 549-555.
Abstract

Aim: The present study was thus undertaken to analyze the genetic diversity of Kilakarsal and Vembur sheep breeds using single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers within Toll-like receptor (TLR) 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10 genes.

Materials and Methods: Competitive allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based end-point genotyping was performed using real-time PCR to type the SNPs. Allele discrimination module implemented in real-time PCR was utilized to call the genotypes based on fluorescence intensity recorded for each of the two alleles. Basic diversity indices, namely, gene frequencies, observed heterozygosity, expected heterozygosity, and inbreeding coefficient (FIS), and testing for Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) were estimated using package for elementary analysis of SNP data software program.

Results: Of the 25 SNPs, 22 were found to be polymorphic, whereas two SNPs, namely, TLR3_1081_AC and TLR9_2036_CT, were monomorphic in both Kilakarsal and Vembur sheep populations. The SNP TLR10_1180_AG was monomorphic in Kilakarsal but polymorphic in Vembur sheep. The observed heterozygosities were estimated as 0.289 and 0.309 in Kilakarsal and Vembur sheep, respectively, whereas the expected heterozygosity values were 0.305 and 0.309 in the two breeds, respectively. The overall mean FIS was 0.107 ranging from -0.005 to 0.241 in Kilakarsal sheep and -0.047 ranging from -0.005 to 0.255 in Vembur sheep. In Kilakarsal sheep, the test for HWE revealed TLR9_1308_GC SNP locus with significant deviation (p<0.05) due to heterozygosity deficit. In Vembur sheep, TLR10_82_CT and TLR10_292_CG loci showed significant deviation (p<0.05) due to heterozygosity excess. Other SNP loci did not deviate from HWE (p>0.05) revealing that the population was in HWE proportions.

Conclusion: The SNP markers within five TLR genes (TLR3, TLR5, TLR6, TLR9, and TLR10) utilized for genotyping in this study were highly polymorphic in Kilakarsal and Vembur breeds of sheep. This study on the genetic diversity analysis of the Kilakarsal and Vembur sheep breeds revealed considerable genetic variation within the breeds and it can be utilized to improve desirable traits.

Keywords: allele discrimination module, competitive allele-specific polymerase chain reaction, Kilakarsal, single-nucleotide polymorphism, Toll-like receptor genes, Vembur.

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