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02 Jul 2018
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| 02 Jul 2018
Eight Y chromosome genes show copy number variations in horses
Haoyuan Han
College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University,
Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Animal
Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou, Henan 450046, China
Xin Zhang
College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University,
Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Xiaocheng Zhao
College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University,
Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Xiaoting Xia
College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University,
Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Chuzhao Lei
College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University,
Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
Ruihua Dang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University,
Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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Short summary
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.
The occurrence of copy number variations (CNVs) has been confirmed on the Y
chromosome in...
