<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The conservation of farm animal genetic resources and their protection against genetic erosion requires knowledge of biodiversity status. Genetic variation in populations can be estimated using both traditional pedigree-based methods and molecular techniques. SNP microarrays are a new generation of molecular genetic tools, which have found application in analysis of biodiversity in populations of domestic and wild sheep, in studies of resistance to intestinal parasites and foot rot, and in searching for markers associated with meat and milk yield, or colour inheritance traits. The aim of the study is the review of recent literature on the biodiversity and the use of molecular markers for population genetics in different breeds and populations of sheep.</p></abstract>

The conservation of farm animal genetic resources and their protection against genetic erosion requires knowledge of biodiversity status. Genetic variation in populations can be estimated using both traditional pedigree-based methods and molecular techniques. SNP microarrays are a new generation of molecular genetic tools, which have found application in analysis of biodiversity in populations of domestic and wild sheep, in studies of resistance to intestinal parasites and foot rot, and in searching for markers associated with meat and milk yield, or colour inheritance traits. The aim of the study is the review of recent literature on the biodiversity and the use of molecular markers for population genetics in different breeds and populations of sheep.

The Use of SNP Microarrays for Biodiversity Studies of Sheep – A Review

Department of Animal Genetic Resources Conservation, National Research Institute of Animal Production, 32-083 Balice n. Kraków,

Department of Animal Genomics and Molecular Biology, National Research Institute of Animal Production, 32-083 Balice n. Kraków,

Annals of Animal Science

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The conservation of farm animal genetic resources and their protection against genetic erosion requires knowledge of biodiversity status. Genetic variation in...

The Use of SNP Microarrays for Biodiversity Studies of Sheep – A Review

Article Category: Review

Published Online: Oct 27, 2016

Page range: 975 - 987

Received: Oct 21, 2015

Accepted: Mar 16, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2016-0017

Keywords
sheep, diversity, molecular methods, microarray, SNP

© by Aldona Kawęcka

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Use of SNP Microarrays for Biodiversity Studies of Sheep – A Review

Article Category: Review

Published Online: Oct 27, 2016

Page range: 975 - 987

Received: Oct 21, 2015

Accepted: Mar 16, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2016-0017

Keywordssheep, diversity, molecular methods, microarray, SNP

© by Aldona Kawęcka

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
sheep, diversity, molecular methods, microarray, SNP