Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2015, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (5): 224-230.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2015.05.034

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The Study of Genetic Diversity in Tibetan Pig of Tibet

Guo Yongbo, Cai Yuan   

  1. (Faculty of Animal Science & Technology,Gansu Agriculture University,Lanzhou 730070)
  • Received:2014-09-10 Online:2015-05-18 Published:2015-05-18

Abstract: mtDNA D-loop was selected as a marker to determine genetic diversity of the 4 Tibetan pig populations(Nyingchi, Shannan, Chamdo and Shigatse)in Tibet. The results showed A + T content(62.90%)was significantly higher than the G + C content(37.1%), indicating that Tibetan pigs’ mtDNA D-loop was rich in A and T; there was the presence of a base bias. A total of 20 variable sites and 26 haplotypes were identified in the 435 bp nucleotide sequence of mtDNA D-loop, haplotype diversity(Hd)was 0.705 ± 0.021, the average number of nucleotide differences(k)was 1.231, and nucleotide diversity(Pi)was 0.00283. Among them, Hd, k and Pi were the highest in Chamdo Tibetan pig population, and lowest in Shigatse. In addition, Hap1 and Hap3 were 4 shared haplotypes, revealing that there were 2 common maternal ancestor haplotypes in 4 Tibetan pig populations.

Key words: Tibetan pig, mtDNA D-loop, haplotype, genetic diversity