scholarly journals Genetic diversity studies using microsatellite markers and their contribution in supporting sustainable sheep breeding programs: A review

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1459062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oumer Sheriff ◽  
Kefyalew Alemayehu ◽  
Pedro González-Redondo
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Sheep Breeding ◽  
Diversity Studies

scholarly journals Review: Genetic diversity studies using microsatellite markers and their contribution in supporting sustainable sheep breeding programs

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 46-51
Author(s):  
OUMER SHERIFF ◽  
KEFYALEW ALEMAYEHU
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Polymorphic Information Content ◽  
Domestic Sheep ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Sheep Breeding ◽  
Population Structures ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Tree Building ◽  
Diversity Studies

Sheriff O, Alemayehu K. 2017. Review: Genetic diversity studies using microsatellite markers and their contribution in supporting sustainable sheep breeding programs. Asian J Agric 1: 46-51. Microsatellites have been widely accepted and employed as useful molecular markers for measuring genetic diversity and divergence within and among populations. The various parameters developed so far to measure genetic diversity within and among populations are observed and expected heterozygosities (Ho and He), the mean number of alleles per locus (MNA),polymorphic information content (PIC), genetic distance and phylogenetic or tree building approach.The objective of thisreview was therefore to quantifythe genetic diversity studies of domestic sheep populations using microsatellite markersand their contribution in supporting sustainable sheep breeding programs. From the review, it is possible to see that there was high within population genetic variations in all the studied sheep populations, poor level of population differentiations and high levels of inbreeding. On the other hand, low estimates of hetrozygosities and mean number of alleles and employing only few and weak markers were observed in some of the studies. The gaps observed in the previous genetic diversity studies of the sheep populations may demand further works to reveal more information on the population structures andto start appropriate and sustainable breeding programs.

scholarly journals Genetic Diversity Studies in MAGIC Population of Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) Based on Mahalanobis D2 Distance

2021 ◽  
pp. 18-25
Author(s):  
Bidush Ranjan Swar ◽  
V. Swarnalatha ◽  
M. Rajendar Reddy ◽  
S. Vanisree
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Seed Weight ◽  
Quantitative Traits ◽  
Genetic Recombination ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Total Genetic Diversity ◽  
Glycine Max L ◽  
Diversity Studies ◽  
100 Seed Weight ◽  
Number Of Branches

Soybean MAGIC lines are highly variable breeding material which utilizes both recent and historic genetic recombination events. Present investigation was carried out to assess the genetic diversity present among 95 soybean MAGIC lines along with six checks for 10 different quantitative traits. All the genotypes were grouped into 16 clusters by performing Tocher’s clustering method using Mahalanobis D2 distance. Cluster I was the largest comprising of 30 genotypes followed by cluster II (23 genotypes), cluster X (15 genotypes) and cluster IX (9 genotypes). The maximum genetic distance (D2) was observed between cluster XI and XV (168.37) followed by cluster III and XV (164.3), cluster X and XV (149.64) as well as between cluster XII and cluster XVI (145.99). The cluster mean for most of the traits were high in cluster I and cluster XVI. Oil content contributed maximum (23.86%) towards total genetic diversity followed by number of pods plant-1 (18.97%), seed yield plant-1 (18.63%), 100 seed weight (11.05%) and number of branches plant-1 (10.16%) traits. The soybean MAGIC lines belong to the cluster XI (6-120) and cluster XV (6-30, 6-31, 6-5) were found to be the most divergent hence can be utilised in the recombination breeding programs to exploit maximum heterosis.

Evaluation of genetic diversity among some commercial cultivars and Iranian wild strains of Agaricus bisporus by microsatellite markers

Botany ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nader Rokni ◽  
Ebrahim Mohammadi Goltapeh ◽  
Alireza Shafeinia ◽  
Naser Safaie
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Agaricus Bisporus ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Banding Patterns ◽  
Commercial Cultivars ◽  
Wild Strains ◽  
Cultivated Mushroom ◽  
High Level ◽  
Promising Source

Agaricus bisporus (Lange) Imbach is the most widely cultivated mushroom in Iran. Lack of diversity in mushroom crops, especially where disease is concerned, creates a crucial risk for the currently grown cultivars. The aim of this study was to assess the genetic diversity among Iranian wild strains and some commercial cultivars by using microsatellite markers. Eighteen codominant microsatellite markers of A. bisporus (AbSSR) were used to distinguish 17 wild and commercial strains. All of the microsatellite markers used in this research gave clear banding patterns, and only one strain remained undistinguished. Among 106 generated alleles, the wild subgroup presented 53 alleles never found both in brown and white commercial cultivars, and 42 alleles never found in commercial brown strains. The dendrogram obtained by UPGMA clustering analysis separated A. bisporus strains into six groups. Based on our results, the high level of genetic diversity among Iranian wild strains, compared with the commercial strains, provides a new and promising source of diversity for A. bisporus breeding programs. To our knowledge this is the first relevant study of biodiversity in native Iranian populations of A. bisporus.

scholarly journals Molecular Assessment of Genetic Diversity among Egyptian Landraces of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Using Microsatellite Markers

2020 ◽  
pp. 46-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Medhat Mohamed Al-Naggar ◽  
Mohamed Abd El-Maboud Abd El-Shafi ◽  
Mohamed Helmy El-Shal ◽  
Ali Hassan Anany
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Ssr Markers ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Genetic Progress ◽  
High Genetic Diversity ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
High Polymorphism Information Content ◽  
Wheat Landraces

To increase the genetic progress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield, breeders search for germplasm of high genetic diversity, one of them is the landraces. The present study aimed at evaluating genetic diversity of 20 Egyptian wheat landraces and two cultivars using microsatellite markers (SSRs). Ten SSR markers amplified a total of 27 alleles in the set of 22 wheat accessions, of which 23 alleles (85.2%) were polymorphic. The majority of the markers showed high polymorphism information content (PIC) values (0.67-0.94), indicating the diverse nature of the wheat accessions and/or highly informative SSR markers used in this study. The genotyping data of the SSR markers were used to assess genetic variation in the wheat accessions by dendrogram. The highest genetic distance was found between G21 (Sakha 64; an Egyptian cultivar) and the landrace accession No. 9120 (G11). These two genotypes could be used as parents in a hybridization program followed by selection in the segregating generations, to identify some transgressive segregates of higher grain yield than both parents. The clustering assigned the wheat genotypes into four groups based on SSR markers. The results showed that the studied SSR markers, provided sufficient polymorphism and reproducible fingerprinting profiles for evaluating genetic diversity of wheat landraces. The analyzed wheat landraces showed a good level of genetic diversity at the molecular level. Molecular variation evaluated in this study of wheat landraces can be useful in traditional and molecular breeding programs.

Genetic diversity studies in rice (Oryza Sativa L.) using microsatellite markers

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aparajita Singh ◽  
R. Saini ◽  
Jyoti Singh ◽  
M. Arya ◽  
Mukh Ram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Oryza Sativa ◽  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Oryza Sativa L ◽  
Diversity Studies

scholarly journals Estimation of Genetic Diversity in Piper betle L. Based on the Analysis of Morphological and Molecular Markers

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 2240-2250
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Hierarchical Cluster ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Piper Betle ◽  
Morphological Markers ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Banding Patterns ◽  
Cultivar Selection ◽  
Molecular Marker Analysis ◽  
Diversity Studies

Paan (Piper betle L., family Piperaceae) is an important evergreen cultivated crop of India. We estimated genetic diversity by using morphological and RAPD markers in four cultivars, namely Piper betle L. var. Bali, var. Chandrakanta, var. Jhanji and var. Kala Bangla. We had used morphological markers like leaf length, leaf width, and petiole size. By using the morphological markers, hierarchical cluster analysis was carried out, which grouped these four cultivars into two major clusters. In molecular marker analysis, a total of ten RAPD primers used, generating 43 number of amplified bands. Among them, 15 number of polymorphic bands and seven unique bands were found. The genetic diversity and relatedness among the four cultivars were computed using Jaccard’s similarity coefficient. The dendrogram grouped all the four cultivars into two main clusters. This RAPD banding patterns can be useful for genetic diversity studies, for cultivar selection, and to marker assist breeding programs.

scholarly journals Assessment of genetic diversity in main local sheep breeds from Romania using microsatellite markers

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreea Dudu ◽  
Gina-Oana Popa ◽  
Elena Ghiță ◽  
Rodica Pelmuș ◽  
Cristina Lazăr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Farm Animals ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Sheep Breeds ◽  
Conservation Plans ◽  
High Degree

Abstract. The state of the local breeds of farm animals is increasingly precarious worldwide because of the aggressive introduction of breeds with improved economical traits. The preference of the breeders for local breeds is due to their higher adaptability to the particular climate and relief conditions of the mountain areas, to the high rate of assimilation of the feeds from these regions and to their increased resistance to diseases. This study analyzes the genetic variation of the main four local Romanian sheep breeds (Tsurcana, Tsigai, Ratska and Teleorman Blackhead) in terms of stock and economic importance, using 18 microsatellite markers. The mean number of alleles per locus was of 9.764. The values of genetic diversity parameters exhibited a high degree of polymorphism for the analyzed breeds, although inbreeding was highlighted particularly in Tsurcana and Tsigai. These breeds also showed an intense gene flow among them and were less differentiated in comparison with Ratska and Teleorman Blackhead. The results of this study may be useful for breeding programs and conservation plans since the genetic resources of the local breeds must be preserved so as to maintain an adequate level of biodiversity in animal husbandry.

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