Articles | Volume 61, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-61-263-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-61-263-2018
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02 Jul 2018
Original study |  | 02 Jul 2018

Eight Y chromosome genes show copy number variations in horses

Haoyuan Han, Xin Zhang, Xiaocheng Zhao, Xiaoting Xia, Chuzhao Lei, and Ruihua Dang

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The occurrence of copy number variations (CNVs) has been confirmed on the Y chromosome in horses. However, the copy numbers (CNs) of Equus caballus Y chromosome (ECAY) genes are largely unknown. This study aimed to demonstrate the copy number variations of Y chromosome genes in horses. Therefore, the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) method was applied to measure the CNVs of eight Y chromosome specific genes from 14 different Chinese horse breeds.