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Prion protein gene polymorphisms in sheep in the state of Paraná, Brazil

ANIMAL GENETICS, Issue 6 2008
C. S. Sotomaior
Summary To determine the polymorphisms of the prion protein gene in sheep from the state of Paraná, Brazil, 323 animals of meat breeds (Suffolk, Hampshire Down, Texel, Ile de France, Dorper, Dorset, Santa Inês and crossbreds) were genotyped by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis. The most frequent allele was ARQ, with a frequency of 0.61, followed by ARR (0.30). VRQ and AHQ alleles were present at very low frequencies (0.13 and 0.05 respectively), and the ARH allele was not found. Seven genotypes were identified (ARR/ARR, ARR/ARQ, ARQ/ARQ, ARR/VRQ, ARR/AHQ, ARQ/VRQ and ARQ/AHQ), of which ARQ/ARQ was the most frequent (0.41). The Santa Inês breed and crossbred animals showed the highest genotypic variability. [source]

CTG repeats at the myotonic protein kinase gene in a healthy Chilean population sample

ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA, Issue 5 2009
F. Amenabar
Objectives,,, To study the variability at the myotonic dystrophy protein kinase (DMPK) gene in a Chilean sample of healthy people. DM1 is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by an expansion of a (CTG) repeat at the 3,-UTR of the gene DMPK. Healthy individuals have alleles under 35 repeats and diseased individuals have over 50. Methods,,, Genotyping the number of (CTG) repeats at this gene in a sample of healthy Chilean people. Results,,, Allele frequencies were significantly different from those of other populations. The most frequent allele was with five repeats. The frequency of larger alleles (>18 CTG repeats) was 11%, close to the European frequency (12%) and higher than the Japanese (8%) and Aboriginal Pehuenche samples (8%). Conclusions,,, Allelic frequencies in the Chilean sample studied were intermediate between those of the two ancestral populations (European and Pehuenche). [source]

Comparative analysis of the within-population genetic structure in wild cherry (Prunus avium L.) at the self-incompatibility locus and nuclear microsatellites

MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, Issue 11 2006
SILVIO SCHUELER
Abstract Gametophytic self-incompatibility (SI) systems in plants exhibit high polymorphism at the SI controlling S -locus because individuals with rare alleles have a higher probability to successfully pollinate other plants than individuals with more frequent alleles. This process, referred to as frequency-dependent selection, is expected to shape number, frequency distribution, and spatial distribution of self-incompatibility alleles in natural populations. We investigated the genetic diversity and the spatial genetic structure within a Prunus avium population at two contrasting gene loci: nuclear microsatellites and the S -locus. The S -locus revealed a higher diversity (15 alleles) than the eight microsatellites (4,12 alleles). Although the frequency distribution of S -alleles differed significantly from the expected equal distribution, the S -locus showed a higher evenness than the microsatellites (Shannon's evenness index for the S -locus: E = 0.91; for the microsatellites: E = 0.48,0.83). Also, highly significant deviations from neutrality were found for the S -locus whereas only minor deviations were found for two of eight microsatellites. A comparison of the frequency distribution of S -alleles in three age-cohorts revealed no significant differences, suggesting that different levels of selection acting on the S -locus or on S- linked sites might also affect the distribution and dynamics of S -alleles. Autocorrelation analysis revealed a weak but significant spatial genetic structure for the multilocus average of the microsatellites and for the S -locus, but could not ascertain differences in the extent of spatial genetic structure between these locus types. An indirect estimate of gene dispersal, which was obtained to explain this spatial genetic pattern, indicated high levels of gene dispersal within our population (,g = 106 m). This high gene dispersal, which may be partly due to the self-incompatibility system itself, aids the effective gene flow of the microsatellites, thereby decreasing the contrast between the neutral microsatellites and the S -locus. [source]

Recurrent selection of cocoa populations in Côte d'Ivoire: comparative genetic diversity between the first and second cycles

PLANT BREEDING, Issue 5 2009
N. D. Pokou
Abstract In Côte d'Ivoire, the cocoa breeding programme has been based on the creation of hybrids between different genetic groups. From 1990 onward, a reciprocal recurrent selection programme has been set up with the purpose of improving simultaneously the characteristics of the two main genetic groups: Upper Amazon Forastero (UA) and a mixture of Lower Amazon Forastero (LA) and Trinitario (T). Based on data obtained from 12 microsatellite primers, the genetic diversity and genetic distances of the parental populations used in the first and second selection cycles are presented. The results revealed that the diversity of populations UA0 and UA1 on the one hand and (LA+T)0 and (LA+T)1 on the other is similar. The genetic distances were small between the parental populations used for the first and second cycles. Genetic diversity was greater in the UA group than in the LA+T group. The number of rare and of private alleles was reduced for both genetic groups, as well as the number of the frequent alleles in the LA+T group. [source]