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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
A novel USP9Y polymorphism allowing a rapid and unambiguous classification of Bos taurus y chromosomes into haplogroups
Animal Genetics, Volume 43, No. 5, Year 2012
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A new sequence-tagged site (STS) was identified within intron 26 of the bovine USP9Y gene, showing an 81-base pair insertion (g.76439-76440ins81 in sequence with GenBank accession FJ195366) able to distinguish Y2 and Y3 Bos Y haplogroups from Y1. Moreover, four Y3-specific sequence variants allow a distinction from haplogroup Y2. The typing of a Bison bison Y chromosome indicates that the ancestral allele for the USP9Y 81-bp insertion is the short Y1 version. The results from typing the new STS in 1230 cattle Y chromosomes are fully consistent with their classification through standard methods. Thanks to the newly identified STS, it is now possible to assign cattle Y chromosomes to the currently known haplogroups using a single marker. © 2012 The Authors, Animal Genetics © 2012 Stichting International Foundation for Animal Genetics.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bonfiglio, Silvia
Italy, Pavia
Università Degli Studi Di Pavia
de Gaetano, Anna Maria
Italy, Pavia
Università Degli Studi Di Pavia
Tesfaye, Kassahun
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa University
Grugni, Viola
Italy, Pavia
Università Degli Studi Di Pavia
Semino, Ornella
Italy, Pavia
Università Degli Studi Di Pavia
Ferretti, Luca
Italy, Pavia
Università Degli Studi Di Pavia
Statistics
Citations: 16
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2052.2012.02328.x
ISSN:
02689146
e-ISSN:
13652052
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics