Identification of Mutations Causing the White Spotted Coat Color in Swamp Buffalo

Sammanfattning

Candidate gene analysis was used to identify mutations that is associated with white-spotted coat color phenotype in the Asian swamp buffalo (Bubalus bubalis carabanensis). The spotted coat color phenotype is found exclusively in a subpopulation of swamp buffalo that exists in the Tana Toraja region, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Spotted buffaloes are culturally important and male spotted buffaloes are sacrificed during funeral ceremonies. Two distinct loss-of-function mutations that both cause white spotted coat color in swamp buffaloes, were identified. Positive selection has led to the accumulation of multiple mutations causing a white spotting phenotype in swamp buffalo. Our results show that genetic variation causing white spotting causes a tie to the culturally important use of these buffaloes in Tana Toraja, Indonesia.

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Titel: Plant and Animal Genome XXII Conference
Utgivare: International Plant and Animal Genome Conference

Konferens

Plant and Animal Genome XXII Conference

SLU författare

• Andersson, Göran

  • Institutionen för husdjurens biovetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Genetik och förädling inom lantbruksvetenskap

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/66582