Identification of GH Gene Polymorphisms and Their Association with Body Weight in Bayang Duck, Local Duck from West Sumatra, Indonesia

Abstract

Polymorphisms in the growth hormone (GH) gene that is associated with the growth rate of duck have been the target of many breeding programmes. Molecular market selection has been an acceptable tool in the acceleration of the genetic response of desired to improve production performance in livestock. Growth hormone (GH) has been considered as a candidate gene for growth traits. In this study, polymorphisms of the GH gene were evaluated for associations with body weight in 210 Bayang duck. The objective of this study was to assess the association of polymorphisms in Growth Hormone (GH) genes with growth in Bayang ducks. The polymorphism of the ducks GH gene from promoter region into exon 3 was researched by polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing methods. Fifty duck were genotyped by sequencing twenty mutations were detected in the Bayang duck GH gene. Mutation G→A were detected at position -142, 1155, 1117, 1423, and 1786. Mutation C→T were detected at position -62, 506, and 308. Mutation A→G were detected at position 160, 264, 293, 1245, and 2542. Mutation T→G detected at position 250 and mutation TT→AA detected at position 350. Mutation G→T detected at position 775 and mutation T→C were detected at position 1353, 1424, and 2973. All polymorphism were polymorphics except polymorphism T→G at position 250 was monomorphics. Mutation G→A in position 1117 and 1786 were restriction with enzyme Eco721 and TscaI. In the case GH-Eco721 three genotypes were observed, GG, GA, and AA with frequency 0.041, 0.59 and 0.369 respectively. For GH-TscaI locus the frequency were 0.034, 0.782, and 0.184 respectively. The effect of GH-TscaI polymorphism were observed on body weight in 4 to 8 week of Bayang duck.