title: Mitochondrial DNA polymorphism and determination of effects on reproductive trait in pigs.
abstract: The purposes of this study were to investigate single strand conformation polymorphisms (SSCP) in the D-loop region of pig mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and to determinate their association with the reproductive traits of meishan pigs. A total of four types of band patterns, designed SSCP band pattern A, B, C and D, were identified. A type of SSCP band pattern was present in all European-American breeds, but not in East Asian breeds. This result showed the diversified sequence in the D-loop region between European-American and East Asian populations. Two types of band patterns, B and C, were found in Meishan pigs. The average body weight at day 21 of piglets from B type dams was significantly heavier than the body weight of C type (p < 0.05). We also tested whether the SSCP patterns would be suitable for paternity testing in a family group and found that bands of all the offspring were derived from their maternal parent. Therefore, we conclude that SSCP may be a marker for identification of maternal ancestors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: N-T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: C-S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: C-C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.forename: S-C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: M-C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D012098:Reproduction / Q000235:genetics*; D013552:Swine / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial