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Serum and Plasma Copy Number Detection Using Real-time PCR
Published on: December 15, 2017
Copy Number Variants in Four Italian Turkey Breeds
Maria Giuseppina Strillacci1, Stefano Paolo Marelli1, Raffaella Milanesi1
1Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Via dell'Università 6, 26900 Lodi, Italy.
Abstract:
Heritage breeds can be considered a genetic reservoir of genetic variability to be conserved and valorized considering their historical, cultural, and adaptive characteristics and possibly for their high potential in commercial hybrid genetic improvement by gene introgression. The aim of the present research is to investigate via Copy Number Variant (CNVs) the genomic makeup of 4 Italian autochthonous turkey breeds (Bronzato Comune-BrCI, 24; Ermellinato di Rovigo-ErRo, 24; Parma e Piacenza-PrPc, 25; Romagnolo-RoMa, 29). CNVs detection was performed using two different software and an interbreed CNVs comparison was carried out. A total of 1077 CNVs were identified in 102 turkeys, summarized into 519 CNV regions (CNVRs), which resulted after merging in 101 and 18 breed and shared regions. Biodiversity was analyzed using the effective information supplied by CNVs analysis, and BrCI and ErRo were characterized by a low mapped CNV number. Differences were described at a genomic level related to physiological, reproductive, and behavioral traits. The comparison with other three Italian turkey breeds (Brianzolo, Colle Euganei, and Nero Italiano) using a CNV data set available in the literature showed high clustering properties at the genomic level, and their relationships are strictly linked to the geographical origin and to the history of the rural structure of their native regions.
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