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Divergent Evolutional Mode and Purifying Selection of the KIT Gene in European and Asian Domestic Pig Breeds
Joint Authors
Niu, Lili
Shi, KeYu
Xie, Jing-Jing
Liu, Sen
Zhong, Tao
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-08-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The recent geographic expansion of wild boars and the even more recent development of numerous domestic pigs have spurred exploration on pig domestic origins.
The porcine KIT gene has been showed to affect pleiotropic effects, blood parameters, and coat colour phenotypes, especially the white colour phenotype formation in European commercial breeds.
Here, we described the use of SNPs to identify different selection patterns on the porcine KIT gene and the phylogenetic relationships of the inferred haplotypes.
The phylogenetic tree revealed four clades in European and Asian wild and domestic pigs: two major clades with European and Asian origins and one minor clade with Iberian origins as well as the other minor clade in Asia, consistent with the major introgression of domestic Asian pigs in Europe around 18th -19th century.
The domestication history of pigs, which occurred in the domestication centers (Europe and Asia), has also been demonstrated by mtDNA analysis.
Furthermore, both Asian and European domestic pigs evolved under purifying selection.
This study indicated that domestic pigs in Europe and Asia have different lineage origins but the porcine KIT gene was undergoing a purifying selection during their evolutional histories.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Niu, Lili& Shi, KeYu& Xie, Jing-Jing& Liu, Sen& Zhong, Tao. 2018. Divergent Evolutional Mode and Purifying Selection of the KIT Gene in European and Asian Domestic Pig Breeds. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129387
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Niu, Lili…[et al.]. Divergent Evolutional Mode and Purifying Selection of the KIT Gene in European and Asian Domestic Pig Breeds. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129387
American Medical Association (AMA)
Niu, Lili& Shi, KeYu& Xie, Jing-Jing& Liu, Sen& Zhong, Tao. Divergent Evolutional Mode and Purifying Selection of the KIT Gene in European and Asian Domestic Pig Breeds. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1129387
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1129387