Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 2018 , Vol 24 , Issue 4
Genetic Properties of Copy Number Variations in Some Pakistani Cattle Breeds
Hamid MUSTAFA1, Waqas Ahmad KHAN2, Kim EUISOO3, Zulfiqar Hussain KUTHU4, Adeela AJMAL1, Afzal ALI1, Khalid JAVED1, Tad S. SONSTEGARD3
1Department of Livestock Production, Faculty of Animal Production and Technology, University of Veterinary and Animal Science, Lahore - PAKISTAN
2Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, PAKISTAN
3Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, USA
4Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir - PAKISTAN DOI : 10.9775/kvfd.2018.19282 A copy number variation (CNV) is information of DNA segment containing deletion, duplication or insertion exist within diverse populations. This study detected 53 CNVs regions that overlapped with immune response, body size and parasitic resistance traits in Pakistani cattle breeds. This study characterized genetic diversity and provides lineage differentiated CNVs in these indigenous cattle breeds. Keywords : Copy number variation, Diversity, Traits, Breed, Pakistan