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Exploring and Identifying Candidate Genes and Genomic Regions Related to Economically Important Traits in Hanwoo Cattle

Journal

CURRENT ISSUES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Volume 44, Issue 12, Pages 6075-6092

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cimb44120414

Keywords

genome-wide association; candidate gene; SNP; economically traits; Hanwoo

Funding

  1. Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science and Technology Development [PJ01598701]
  2. Rural Development Administration (RDA), Republic of Korea
  3. RDA Research Associate Fellowship Program of the National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea
  4. National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea

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The purpose of this review was to explore and summarize different studies on the detection and characterization of candidate genes and genomic regions associated with economically important traits in Hanwoo beef cattle. GWAS analysis identified several genes located on chromosomes 6 and 14 that are associated with carcass and growth traits in Hanwoo.
The purpose of the current review was to explore and summarize different studies concerning the detection and characterization of candidate genes and genomic regions associated with economically important traits in Hanwoo beef cattle. Hanwoo cattle, the indigenous premium beef cattle of Korea, were introduced for their marbled fat, tenderness, characteristic flavor, and juiciness. To date, there has been a strong emphasis on the genetic improvement of meat quality and yields, such as backfat thickness (BFT), marbling score (MS), carcass weight (CW), eye muscle area (EMA), and yearling weight (YW), as major selection criteria in Hanwoo breeding programs. Hence, an understanding of the genetics controlling these traits along with precise knowledge of the biological mechanisms underlying the traits would increase the ability of the industry to improve cattle to better meet consumer demands. With the development of high-throughput genotyping, genomewide association studies (GWAS) have allowed the detection of chromosomal regions and candidate genes linked to phenotypes of interest. This is an effective and useful tool for accelerating the efficiency of animal breeding and selection. The GWAS results obtained from the literature review showed that most positional genes associated with carcass and growth traits in Hanwoo are located on chromosomes 6 and 14, among which LCORL, NCAPG, PPARGC1A, ABCG2, FAM110B, FABP4, DGAT1, PLAG1, and TOX are well known. In conclusion, this review study attempted to provide comprehensive information on the identified candidate genes associated with the studied traits and genes enriched in the functional terms and pathways that could serve as a valuable resource for future research in Hanwoo breeding programs.

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