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7. Genetic
characteristics of five microsatellite markers associated with
milk production traits in crossbred dairy cattle of Kerala -
Naicy Thomas and K. Anilkumar
Vet World. 2008; 1(8): 245-247
Abstract
Marker Assisted Selection (MAS), which is the process of using the
results of DNA testing to assist in the selection of individuals
to become parents of the next generation by combining the
genotypes and the expected progeny differences of the bulls. In
the present study, all the five markers were highly informative.
The highest PIC value was obtained for the microsatellite marker
ILSTS096 (0.865), followed by BL41 (0.849), BM4305 (0.846),
HUJII77 (0.842) and BM1508 (0.630). The highest direct count
heterozygosity was observed for the microsatellite marker ILSTS096
(0.877), followed by BL41 (0.862), BM4305 (0.861), HUJII77 (0.851)
and BM1508 (0.683). The highest unbiased heterozygosity of 0.880
was observed for the microsatellite marker ILSTS096, followed by
BL41 (0.865), BM4305 (0.864), HUJII77 (0.854) and BM1508 (0.686).
Keywords: Microsatellite,
Milk Production, Dairy Cattle, Kerala, Genetic Characteristic
