Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (2): 285-292.DOI: 3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2023.02.05

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Maternal genetic diversity and genetic background of Qaidam cattle based on mtDNA Cyt b sequence variations

YANG Qiulei1(), WEI Xudong1, MA Zhijie1,*(), CHEN Shengmei1, CHAO Shengyu2, WULAN Bateer2   

  1. 1. Qinghai Academy of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
    2. Agro-Technical Extension and Service Center in Haixi Prefecture of Qinghai Province, Delingha 817099, Qinghai, China
  • Received:2021-10-05 Online:2023-02-25 Published:2023-03-14
  • Contact: MA Zhijie

Abstract:

To investigate the maternal genetic diversity and genetic background of Qaidam cattle,a total of 268 individuals from five main living areas of Qaidam cattle were selected, and the sequences of mtDNA Cyt b gene were obtained by PCR and direct sequencing. Bioinformatics softwares were used to reveal the maternal genetic diversity, differentiation and genetic background of Qaidam cattle. The results showed that the length of nucleotide sequence of Cyt b gene in Qaidam cattle was 1 140 bp. A total of 29 nucleotide polymorphic sites were detected by sequence alignment analysis, including four single polymorphic sites and 25 parsimonious information sites. According to the nucleotide variation among sequences, 12 haplotypes were identified, in which the dominant haplotype was H2. The nucleotide diversity of the breed was 0.004 0±0.002 2 and the haplotype diversity was 0.588 2±0.030 0, which indicated that Qaidam cattle owned rich maternal genetic diversity. The Fst value among five populations in Qaidam cattle was from -0.010 4 to 0.161 8, indicating that the degree of differentiation among populations was different. Among them, the differentiation degree between Golmud population and Wulan population was the highest (Fst=0.161 8), and that between Dachaidan population and Mangya population was the lowest (Fst=-0.010 4). Based on the UPGMA method, the five populations in Qaidam cattle could be clustered into two groups, in which Golmud population and Dulan population were firstly gathered together, and Dachaidan population and Mangya population were also clustered together first, then they were clustered into one group, but Wulan population was an independent group. Lastly, two sub-groups were finally clustered into one big group. Phylogenetic analysis showed that Qaidam cattle was composed of two maternal genetic branches(i.e. Bos taurus and Bos indicus), indicating that it had two maternal origins with mainly originated from Bos taurus. In addition, three individuals in Qaidam cattle carried the Bos grunniens mtDNA Cyt b sequence type. There was each one in Mangya, Wulan and Dulan populations respectively, accounting for 1.12% of the breed, suggesting that there was a certain degree of Bos grunniens genetic introgression in Qaidam cattle.

Key words: Qaidam cattle, mtDNA, Cyt b, genetic diversity, differentiation, maternal origin

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