Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2024, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (11): 4968-4979.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2024.11.016

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Analysis on Genomic Variation and Population Structure of Large-tailed Han Sheep Based on Whole Genome Resequencing

Huili LIANG1(), Yujing XIE1, Bowen SI1, Guiying WANG1, Yunliang JIANG2, Guiling CAO1,2,*()   

  1. 1. Agricultural Science and Engineering School, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
    2. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agriculture University, Taian 201718, China
  • Received:2024-03-26 Online:2024-11-23 Published:2024-11-30
  • Contact: Guiling CAO E-mail:2210190109@stu.lcu.edu.cn;cglling@126.com

Abstract:

This study aimed to analyze the genomic variations and population structure of Large-tailed Han (LTH) sheep to provide guidance for scientific conservation and sustainable utilization. Whole-genomic sequencing data from 170 LTH sheep (66 rams, 104 ewes) was used to investigate the genomic variations, population structure and linkage disequilibrium by GATK, Manta, Plink and other softwares. The 1 599.56 G clean data was obtained and on average, 9.409 G clean data per sheep. In the LTH sheep population, 50 276 079 SNPs and 7 240 540 InDel were found, which were mostly distributed in intergenic and intronic region. The interchromosomal translocation (CTX) was the most common type of structural variation (SV) in the genome of LTH sheep, on average, 415.82 CTX per sheep, and also mainly distributed in the intergenic region. The copy number variation (CNV) was mostly distributed in exons, 175 CNV per sheep on average. The result of principal component analysis showed that individuals were relatively scattered and poorly clustered. According to the genetic relationship, phylogenetic tree and population structure, the 170 LTH sheep were clustered into 6 families, and there was a significant difference in family size and body size. The results of cluster analysis showed that ancestry component of some individuals was single. The linkage disequilibrium analysis showed that LTH sheep population had a relatively fast attenuation rate. The selected genes during domestication were mainly related with lipids metabolism and thermogenesis. In conclusion, LTH sheep population contains 6 families and has rich genetic diversity and remarkable conservation effect. It is suggested to expand the number of small families and to prevent inbreeding in the big families to keep a balanced population size and structure and focus on the utilization of LTH sheep.

Key words: Large-tailed Han sheep, whole genome resequencing, genomic variation, population structure

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