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http://dx.doi.org/10.5187/jast.2021.e71

A retroviral insertion in the tyrosinase (TYR) gene is associated with the recessive white plumage color in the Yeonsan Ogye chicken  

Cho, Eunjin (Department of Bio-Big Data, Chungnam National University)
Kim, Minjun (Department of Bio-AI Convergence, Chungnam National University)
Manjula, Prabuddha (Division of Animal & Dairy Science, Chungnam National University)
Cho, Sung Hyun (Division of Animal & Dairy Science, Chungnam National University)
Seo, Dongwon (Department of Bio-AI Convergence, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Seung-Sook (Division of Animal & Dairy Science, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Jun Heon (Department of Bio-Big Data, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of Animal Science and Technology / v.63, no.4, 2021 , pp. 751-758 More about this Journal
Abstract
The recessive white (locus c) phenotype observed in chickens is associated with three alleles (recessive white c, albino ca, and red-eyed white cre) and causative mutations in the tyrosinase (TYR) gene. The recessive white mutation (c) inhibits the transcription of TYR exon 5 due to a retroviral sequence insertion in intron 4. In this study, we genotyped and sequenced the insertion in TYR intron 4 to identify the mutation causing the unusual white plumage of Yeonsan Ogye chickens, which normally have black plumage. The white chickens had a homozygous recessive white genotype that matched the sequence of the recessive white type, and the inserted sequence exhibited 98% identity with the avian leukosis virus ev-1 sequence. In comparison, brindle and normal chickens had the homozygous color genotype, and their sequences were the same as the wild-type sequence, indicating that this phenotype is derived from other mutation(s). In conclusion, white chickens have a recessive white mutation allele. Since the size of the sample used in this study was limited, further research through securing additional samples to perform validation studies is necessary. Therefore, after validation studies, a selection system for conserving the phenotypic characteristics and genetic diversity of the population could be established if additional studies to elucidate specific phenotype-related genes in Yeonsan Ogye are performed.
Keywords
Genotyping; Plumage color; Recessive white; TYR gene; Yeonsan Ogye;
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