<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The aim of this study was to evaluate genetic variability of five pig populations maintained in Poland with the usage of model based clustering method (MCMC approach) on microsatellite data. A high degree of genetic diversity with the values corrected for sample sizes was observed for four breeds: 0.740 for Polish Landrace, 0.697 for Pietrain, 0.692 for Polish Large White and 0.688 for Puławska. Duroc breed, however, was characterized by the lowest genetic diversity (0.589), allelic richness and number of effective alleles. As for Structure software results, each breed was represented by their own cluster while maintaining a possible small admixture of other breeds. The results obtained suggest a moderate gene flow between breeds, especially between Polish Landrace and Polish Large White has occurred. The lowest admixture was presented for Duroc breed, which confirms its high purity. The presented results can be used to study the structure and as a genetic information for the preservation and further genetic improvement of the pig breeds maintained in Poland. It seems also advisable to conduct further studies with a larger number of microsatellites and by analysis of mitochondrial DNA.</p></abstract>

The aim of this study was to evaluate genetic variability of five pig populations maintained in Poland with the usage of model based clustering method (MCMC approach) on microsatellite data. A high degree of genetic diversity with the values corrected for sample sizes was observed for four breeds: 0.740 for Polish Landrace, 0.697 for Pietrain, 0.692 for Polish Large White and 0.688 for Puławska. Duroc breed, however, was characterized by the lowest genetic diversity (0.589), allelic richness and number of effective alleles. As for Structure software results, each breed was represented by their own cluster while maintaining a possible small admixture of other breeds. The results obtained suggest a moderate gene flow between breeds, especially between Polish Landrace and Polish Large White has occurred. The lowest admixture was presented for Duroc breed, which confirms its high purity. The presented results can be used to study the structure and as a genetic information for the preservation and further genetic improvement of the pig breeds maintained in Poland. It seems also advisable to conduct further studies with a larger number of microsatellites and by analysis of mitochondrial DNA.

The Genetic Structure of Five Pig Breeds Maintained in Poland

Department of Animal Genomics and Molecular Biology, National Research Institute of Animal Production, 32-083 Balice n. Kraków,

Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding, National Research Institute of Animal Production, 32-083 Balice n. Kraków,

Department of Animal Immunogenetics, Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding PAS, Jastrzębiec,

Annals of Animal Science

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The aim of this study was to evaluate genetic variability of five pig populations maintained in Poland with the usage of model based clustering method (MCMC...

The Genetic Structure of Five Pig Breeds Maintained in Poland

Article Category: Animal genetics and breeding

Publié en ligne: 27 oct. 2016

Pages: 1019 - 1027

Reçu: 12 nov. 2015

Accepté: 11 févr. 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2016-0006

Mots clés
genetic structure, pig breeds, microsatellite

© by Tomasz Szmatoła

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Genetic Structure of Five Pig Breeds Maintained in Poland

Article Category: Animal genetics and breeding

Publié en ligne: 27 oct. 2016

Pages: 1019 - 1027

Reçu: 12 nov. 2015

Accepté: 11 févr. 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2016-0006

Mots clésgenetic structure, pig breeds, microsatellite

© by Tomasz Szmatoła

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
genetic structure, pig breeds, microsatellite