Evaluation of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-4 gene polymorphism for growth traits in Indian goat breeds
The genetic improvement of production traits can be made through marker assisted selection using a candidate gene approach. Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are multifunctional growth factors that belong to the transforming growth factor b (TGF-b) superfamily. This study aimed to detect the genet...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Indian Council of Agricultural Research
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Animal Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/118883 |
| Summary: | The genetic improvement of production traits can be made through marker assisted selection using a candidate
gene approach. Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are multifunctional growth factors that belong to the
transforming growth factor b (TGF-b) superfamily. This study aimed to detect the genetic polymorphism of BMP-4
in different goat breeds by polymerase chain reaction-single strand confirmational polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) and
association of polymorphic variants with growth traits. The amplified fragments of BMP4 gene of 380 bp size were
analysed using SSCP in non-denaturing PAGE and the results showed the presence of two genotypes: AA (47-
67%) and BB (33-53%) in Barbari, Sirohi and Black Bengal breed. The association of BMP-4 polymorphism with
different growth trait parameters showed non-significant effect of genotypes. However, some genotypes showed
non-significant superiority over others. Further research on a large population is required to validate the role of the
BMP-4 gene in goat growth traits.
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| ISSN: | 0367-8318 2394-3327 |