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Genomic Analysis Suggests KITLG is Responsible for a Roan Pattern in two Pakistani Goat Breeds
Journal of Heredity
  • Andrea Talenti, Università degli Studi di Milano
  • Francesca Bertolini, Iowa State University
  • Jamie Williams, Iowa State University
  • Muhammad Moaeen-ud-Din, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University
  • Stefano Frattini, Università degli Studi di Milano
  • Beatrice Coizet, Università degli Studi di Milano
  • Giulio Pagnacco, Università degli Studi di Milano
  • James Reecy, Iowa State University
  • Max F. Rothschild, Iowa State University
  • Paola Crepaldi, Università degli Studi di Milano
  • Italian Goat Consortium, Italian Goat Consortium
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
10-28-2017
DOI
10.1093/jhered/esx093
Abstract

The roan coat color pattern is described as the presence of white hairs intermixed with pigmented hairs. This kind of pigmentation pattern has been observed in many domestic species, including the goat. The molecular mechanisms and inheritance that underlie this pattern are known for some species and the KITLG gene has been shown associated with this phenotype. To date, no research effort has been done to find the gene(s) that controls roan coat color pattern in goats. In the present study, after genotyping with the GoatSNP50 BeadChip, 35 goats that showed a roan pattern and that belonged to two Pakistan breeds (Group A) were analyzed and then compared to 740 goats of 39 Italian and Pakistan goats breeds that did not have the same coat color pattern (Group B). Run of homozygosity-based and XP-EHH analyses were used to identify unique genomic regions potentially associated with the roan pattern. A total of 3 regions on chromosomes 5, 6 and 12 were considered unique among the group A versus B group comparisons. The A region > 1.7 Mb on chromosome 5 was the most divergent between the two groups. This region contains six genes, including the KITLG gene. Our findings support the hypothesis that the KITLG gene may be associated with the roan phenotype in goats.

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This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Heredity following peer review. The version of record Andrea Talenti, Francesca Bertolini, Jamie Williams, Muhammad Moaeen-ud-Din, Stefano Frattini, Beatrice Coizet, Giulio Pagnacco, James Reecy, Max F Rothschild, Paola Crepaldi, ; Genomic Analysis Suggests KITLG is Responsible for a Roan Pattern in two Pakistani Goat Breeds, Journal of Heredity (2017) is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esx093. Posted with permission.

Copyright Owner
The American Genetic Association
Language
en
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Citation Information
Andrea Talenti, Francesca Bertolini, Jamie Williams, Muhammad Moaeen-ud-Din, et al.. "Genomic Analysis Suggests KITLG is Responsible for a Roan Pattern in two Pakistani Goat Breeds" Journal of Heredity (2017)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/max-rothschild/172/