Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2020, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (2): 260-269.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2020.02.007

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Analysis of Genetic Structure of Conservation Population in Qingyu Pig Based on SNP Chip

LIU Bin1,2, SHEN Linyuan1,2, CHEN Ying1,3, LI Qiang3, LIAO Kun4, GUO Zhixian1,2, ZHANG Shunhua1,2, ZHU Li1,2*   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China;
    2. Farm Animal Genetic Resources Exploration and Innovation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China;
    3. Sichuan Animal Husbandry Station, Chengdu 610041, China;
    4. Tongjiang County Animal Husbandry Station, Tongjiang 636700, China
  • Received:2019-07-18 Online:2020-02-23 Published:2020-02-22

Abstract: In order to better understand the genetic structure changes of Qingyu pig in the process of generation replacement, and better protect and utilize the genetic resources of Qingyu pig, the 50K SNP chip was used to measure SNP of 141 healthy adult individuals (26 boars, 115 sows) in Qingyu pig population. The pedigree of Qingyu pig population and each generation was corrected by various analysis softwares, and then the genetic diversity, genetic distance and genetic structure changes were analyzed. The results showed that the closed population was composed of 3 overlapping generations, the effective size of the population was 12, and the whole population could be divided into 6 families with boar and 1 family without boar. Among them, the effective size of the 3rd generation was the least, only three. The proportion of polymorphism markers decreased with the increase of generation. The average genetic distance of 141 Qingyu pigs was (0.260 4±0.025 2), and that of 26 boars was (0.263 3±0.023 7). With the increase of reproductive generations, the genetic distance of each generation population had a slight upward trend, and the genetic relationship and genetic distance between some breeding pigs were relatively closer; in 141 Qingyu pig population, 1 481 long homozygous segments (ROH) were detected, 78.01% of which were within 200 Mb. The inbreeding coefficient based on the ROH value showed that the average inbreeding coefficient of the whole population was 0.055, and the inbreeding coefficient of each generation continuously rose, reaching 0.075 by the 3rd generation. In conclusion, the study on the genetic structure of Qingyu pig population at the molecular level shows that there is a loss of population genetic diversity in the process of closed subsequent breeding, and it is necessary to strengthen the selection mating system or introduce external blood to ensure the long-term preservation of the genetic resources of Qingyu pig.

Key words: SNP chip, Qingyu pig, population genetic structure

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