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Poultry Science, Vol 77, Issue 6, 802-807
Copyright © 1998 by Poultry Science Association

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Genetic diversity of commercial turkey primary breeding lines as estimated by DNA fingerprinting

X Ye, J Zhu, SG Velleman, and KE Nestor

Department of Animal Sciences, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster 44691, USA.

The genetic diversity of primary breeding sire and dam lines from the three largest turkey breeders was estimated by band sharing of DNA fingerprints and by genetic distance estimated from band sharing. For comparison, experimental lines selected for increased egg production (E line) or increased 16-wk body weight (F line) were also included in the analysis. Eighteen individual DNA samples per line were digested with HaeIII restriction enzyme and hybridized with Jeffreys' 33.6 probe. The DNA fingerprints were analyzed with computer programs designed to measure band sharing. Within commercial lines, band sharing ranged from 0.370 to 0.508 and was greater in commercial sire lines (average = 0.475) than in commercial dam lines (average = 0.393), indicating that accumulated inbreeding was greater in the sire lines. Band sharing in the F and E lines was 0.479 and 0.522, respectively. The average band sharing among lines was higher for primary breeding sire lines (average = 0.267) than for primary breeding dam lines (0.207), suggesting more genetic diversity in the dam lines. Genetic distance estimated from band sharing was greater among commercial dam lines than commercial sire lines. Based on band sharing between lines and genetic distance estimates, it appears that the experimental E and F lines contain genetic variation not found in the commercial lines. The results of the present study, along with data published in the literature, suggest that commercial primary breeding turkey lines are as diverse, if not more diverse, than similar commercial chicken lines.


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