Genetic diversity of Asian water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis): microsatellite variation and a comparison with protein-coding loci

Animal Genetics
J S BarkerK Byrne

Abstract

Twenty-one microsatellite loci in 11 populations of Asian water buffalo (eight swamp, three river type) were analysed and, within and among populations, genetic variability was compared with results from 25 polymorphic protein-coding loci. Within-population mean heterozygosity ranged from 0.380-0.615, approximately twice that estimated from the protein-coding loci (0.184-0.346). Only eight significant departures from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (involving four loci) were detected; global tests showed significant heterozygote deficiencies for these four loci. Non-amplifying alleles are likely to be segregating in some or all populations for one of these loci, and probably for the other three. There was significant differentiation between the swamp and river types of water buffalo, and among populations within each buffalo type. Estimates of theta (measure of population differentiation) for each locus for the eight swamp populations were all highly significant (mean theta = 0.168 +/- 0.018). Mean theta for protein-coding loci was not significantly different (0.182 +/- 0.041). The variance among protein-coding loci was significantly higher than among microsatellite loci, suggesting balancing selection affecting allele frequencies a...Continue Reading

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