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A global analysis of CNVs in Chinese indigenous fine-wool sheep populations using whole-genome resequencing

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BMC GENOMICS
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages -

Publisher

BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07387-7

Keywords

Copy number variation; Fine-wool sheep; Whole-genome resequencing

Funding

  1. Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of China [CAAS-ASTIP-2015-LIHPS]
  2. Selection of Scientific Research Topics for Significant Production of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences [CAAS-ZDXT2018006]
  3. Modern China Wool Cashmere Technology Research System [CARS-39-02]
  4. Key Research and Development Program of Gansu Provincial-Agricultural Project [17YF1NA069]

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This study identified a large number of CNVs in 32 fine-wool sheep, with CNVRs mainly involved in sensory perception systems, nutrient metabolism processes, and growth and development processes. Functional enrichment analysis showed overlap with previously reported sheep CNVRs, with 1855 CNVRs associated with 166 quantitative trait loci.
BackgroundCopy number variation (CNV) is an important source of genetic variation that has a significant influence on phenotypic diversity, economically important traits and the evolution of livestock species. In this study, the genome-wide CNV distribution characteristics of 32 fine-wool sheep from three breeds were analyzed using resequencing.ResultsA total of 1,747,604 CNVs were detected in this study, and 7228 CNV regions (CNVR) were obtained after merging overlapping CNVs; these regions accounted for 2.17% of the sheep reference genome. The average length of the CNVRs was 4307.17bp. Deletion events took place more frequently than duplication or both events. The CNVRs obtained overlapped with previously reported sheep CNVRs to variable extents (4.39-55.46%). Functional enrichment analysis showed that the CNVR-harboring genes were mainly involved in sensory perception systems, nutrient metabolism processes, and growth and development processes. Furthermore, 1855 of the CNVRs were associated with 166 quantitative trait loci (QTL), including milk QTLs, carcass QTLs, and health-related QTLs, among others. In addition, the 32 fine-wool sheep were divided into horned and polled groups to analyze for the selective sweep of CNVRs, and it was found that the relaxin family peptide receptor 2 (RXFP2) gene was strongly influenced by selection.ConclusionsIn summary, we constructed a genomic CNV map for Chinese indigenous fine-wool sheep using resequencing, thereby providing a valuable genetic variation resource for sheep genome research, which will contribute to the study of complex traits in sheep.

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