Analysis of genome-wide associations with tarsus length in Tsarskoye selo, Uzbek Game and Cornish chicken breeds

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Published: Oct 30, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17072/1994-9952-2025-3-289-297
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SNP genomic region tarsus measurements poultry breeding

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Anastasiia I. Azovtseva
Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding—Branch of the L.K. Ernst Federal Re-search Center for Animal Husbandry, Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia
Anna E. Ryabova
Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding—Branch of the L.K. Ernst Federal Re-search Center for Animal Husbandry, Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia
Natalia V. Dementieva
Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding—Branch of the L.K. Ernst Federal Re-search Center for Animal Husbandry, Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia

Abstract

Morphological characteristics of the skeleton have a special influence on economically useful traits. Phenotypic data indirectly reflect an individual's genetic potential. Tarsus length is one of the main indicators of bone development, which is due to the correlation of this parameter with live weight. The aim of the present study was to identify candidate regions responsible for the tarsus length. Studies were conducted on Tsarskoye Selo, Uzbek Game and Cornish breeds. One candidate region on chromosome 9 associated with metatarsal length was identified based on whole-genome genotyping data and GWAS-analysis results. The identified region contained 50 SNPs localized in EIF4A2, RFC4, MCF2L2, LAMP3, MCCC1, and DCUN1D1 genes that maximally distinguished the breeds from each other. Some genes are involved in the processes of skeletal muscle formation and homeostasis, others in the processes of bone homeostasis and autophagy, as well as in the development and course of osteosarcoma. The greatest differences in allele frequencies between Cornish and Uzbek Game breeds are observed in SNPs of MCCC1, LAMP3, and MCF2L2 genes. Interestingly, for SNPs of the same genes, the maximum similarities of allele frequencies were observed in Tsarskoye Selo and Uzbek Game breeds. The present study expands the existing knowledge on the mechanisms controlling growth and development of chicken bone structures.

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Azovtseva А. И., Ryabova А. Е., & Dementieva Н. В. (2025). Analysis of genome-wide associations with tarsus length in Tsarskoye selo, Uzbek Game and Cornish chicken breeds. Bulletin of Perm University. Biology, (3), 289–297. https://doi.org/10.17072/1994-9952-2025-3-289-297
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No. 3 (2025): Bulletin of Perm University. BIOLOGY
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Anastasiia I. Azovtseva, Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding—Branch of the L.K. Ernst Federal Re-search Center for Animal Husbandry, Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia

PhD student, junior researcher

Anna E. Ryabova, Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding—Branch of the L.K. Ernst Federal Re-search Center for Animal Husbandry, Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia

PhD student, junior researcher

Natalia V. Dementieva, Russian Research Institute of Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding—Branch of the L.K. Ernst Federal Re-search Center for Animal Husbandry, Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia

Cand. Biol. Sci., leading researcher, head of the laboratory of molecular biology
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