Mitochondrial Diversity and Phylogenetic Structure of Marghoz Goat Population
الموضوعات : Camelح.ر. سیدآبادی 1 , ک. پهلوان افشاری 2 , م. عبدالمالکی 3
1 - Department of Animal Biotechnology, Animal Science Research Institute, Karaj, Iran
2 - Department of Animal Science, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran
3 - Department of Animal Science, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran
الکلمات المفتاحية: genetic diversity, Marghoz goat, mtDNA, phylogenetic,
ملخص المقالة :
The genetic diversity and phylogenetic structure was analyzed in Marghoz goat population by mitochondrial DNA sequences. Phylogenetic analysis was carried out using hyper variable region 1 (968 bp) obtained form 40 animals. Marghoz goat proved to be extremely diverse (average haplotype diversity of 0.999) and the nucleotide diversity values 0.022. A total of 40 Marghoz goats were grouped into six haplotypes and the large majority of haplotypes were present in 15 animals. All Marghoz haplotypes were classified into C haplogroup and revealed remarkably high genetic distances within the population when compared with other Asian goat populations, indicating high genetic variation in the Marghoz goat. These results indicate high-divergence status of the Marghoz goat and will influence breeding and conservation strategies adopted for this breed.
