Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (8): 3578-3590.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.08.002

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Research Progress in Rabbit Genomics

CHANG Shuo1(), SUN Xiuzhu2, REN Zhanjun1, WANG Shuhui1,*()   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
    2. College of Grassland Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
  • Received:2025-01-07 Online:2025-08-23 Published:2025-08-28
  • Contact: WANG Shuhui E-mail:changyishuo520@163.com;wangshuhui252@163.com

Abstract:

The domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is one of the most widely utilized domesticated animals globally in economic, scientific research, and applied fields. In-depth exploration of rabbit genomic information holds significant importance for assessing genetic diversity, identifying functional genes, advancing breed genetic improvement, and conserving rabbit resources. This review synthesizes critical advancements in recent years regarding rabbit origin and domestication, genomic resources, comparative genomics, and functional genomics. It examines published nuclear and mitochondrial genome reference sequences of domestic rabbits and summarizes research progress on candidate genes linked to key economic traits, with the aim of providing references for genetic breeding efforts in domestic rabbits.

Key words: rabbit, genomics, origin and domestication, comparative genomics, functional genomics

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