Freemartinism and FecXR allele determination in replacement ewes of the Rasa Aragonesa sheep breed by duplex PCR
A new naturally occurring mutation in the fecundity gene BMP15 in the Rasa Aragonesa sheep breed (Ovis aries) has been found to affect prolificacy. This mutation (FecXR allele) is a deletion of 17 base pairs that leads to an altered amino acid sequence, and this alteration increases prolificacy in heterozygous ewes but causes sterility in homozygous ewes. Selection of repository lambs with the FecXR allele increases rates of twins and multiple lambing and thereby also increases the probability of lambing freemartins that will become sterile. In this sense, an accurate, reliable, and quick method was developed by duplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for sex, amplifying an ovine-specific Y chromosome repetitive fragment, and BMP15 genotype determination in replacement ewe lambs. The BMP15 fragment served as an internal control of the amplification and detected the FecXR allele, avoiding a false negative and then a mistake in freemartin detection. This assay uncovered 6 freemartin females among 195 replacement ewes from 7 different commercial flocks and 1 experimental flock. Furthermore, 1554 rams from 64 commercial flocks were also analyzed to identify FecXR rams. This analysis identified 103 rams hemizygous for the FecXR allele and 1 heterozygous ram. Because this gene is located on the X chromosome, this heterozygous animal is a freemartin ram that is co-amplifying the DNA from XX and XY lymphocytes. These results confirm the usefulness of this multiplex PCR assay for detecting phenotypically sexed females, freemartins, and the BMP15 genotype to detect highly prolific ewes in commercial flocks and to assist breeders in selection of repository lambs. © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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dig-inia-es-10261-2925962023-02-20T07:30:31Z Freemartinism and FecXR allele determination in replacement ewes of the Rasa Aragonesa sheep breed by duplex PCR Martínez-Royo, A. Dervishi, E. Alabart, J. L. Jurado, J. J. Folch, J. Calvo, J. H. FecXR determination Freemartinism PCR Sheep A new naturally occurring mutation in the fecundity gene BMP15 in the Rasa Aragonesa sheep breed (Ovis aries) has been found to affect prolificacy. This mutation (FecXR allele) is a deletion of 17 base pairs that leads to an altered amino acid sequence, and this alteration increases prolificacy in heterozygous ewes but causes sterility in homozygous ewes. Selection of repository lambs with the FecXR allele increases rates of twins and multiple lambing and thereby also increases the probability of lambing freemartins that will become sterile. In this sense, an accurate, reliable, and quick method was developed by duplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for sex, amplifying an ovine-specific Y chromosome repetitive fragment, and BMP15 genotype determination in replacement ewe lambs. The BMP15 fragment served as an internal control of the amplification and detected the FecXR allele, avoiding a false negative and then a mistake in freemartin detection. This assay uncovered 6 freemartin females among 195 replacement ewes from 7 different commercial flocks and 1 experimental flock. Furthermore, 1554 rams from 64 commercial flocks were also analyzed to identify FecXR rams. This analysis identified 103 rams hemizygous for the FecXR allele and 1 heterozygous ram. Because this gene is located on the X chromosome, this heterozygous animal is a freemartin ram that is co-amplifying the DNA from XX and XY lymphocytes. These results confirm the usefulness of this multiplex PCR assay for detecting phenotypically sexed females, freemartins, and the BMP15 genotype to detect highly prolific ewes in commercial flocks and to assist breeders in selection of repository lambs. © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 2023-02-20T07:30:31Z 2023-02-20T07:30:31Z 2009 artículo Theriogenology 72(8): 1148-1152(2009) 0093-691X http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12792/5274 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/292596 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.06.029 1879-3231 en none Elsevier |
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A new naturally occurring mutation in the fecundity gene BMP15 in the Rasa Aragonesa sheep breed (Ovis aries) has been found to affect prolificacy. This mutation (FecXR allele) is a deletion of 17 base pairs that leads to an altered amino acid sequence, and this alteration increases prolificacy in heterozygous ewes but causes sterility in homozygous ewes. Selection of repository lambs with the FecXR allele increases rates of twins and multiple lambing and thereby also increases the probability of lambing freemartins that will become sterile. In this sense, an accurate, reliable, and quick method was developed by duplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for sex, amplifying an ovine-specific Y chromosome repetitive fragment, and BMP15 genotype determination in replacement ewe lambs. The BMP15 fragment served as an internal control of the amplification and detected the FecXR allele, avoiding a false negative and then a mistake in freemartin detection. This assay uncovered 6 freemartin females among 195 replacement ewes from 7 different commercial flocks and 1 experimental flock. Furthermore, 1554 rams from 64 commercial flocks were also analyzed to identify FecXR rams. This analysis identified 103 rams hemizygous for the FecXR allele and 1 heterozygous ram. Because this gene is located on the X chromosome, this heterozygous animal is a freemartin ram that is co-amplifying the DNA from XX and XY lymphocytes. These results confirm the usefulness of this multiplex PCR assay for detecting phenotypically sexed females, freemartins, and the BMP15 genotype to detect highly prolific ewes in commercial flocks and to assist breeders in selection of repository lambs. © 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Freemartinism and FecXR allele determination in replacement ewes of the Rasa Aragonesa sheep breed by duplex PCR |
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Freemartinism and FecXR allele determination in replacement ewes of the Rasa Aragonesa sheep breed by duplex PCR |
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Freemartinism and FecXR allele determination in replacement ewes of the Rasa Aragonesa sheep breed by duplex PCR |
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