TY - JOUR T1 - Polymorphism in Intron-1 of ApoVLDL-II Gene and its Association with Meat Quality and Fatness Traits in Duck AU - Guo-Bo, Sun AU - Xiu-Jun, Duan AU - Hai-Bo, Zhang AU - Qi, Xu AU - Guo-Hong, Chen AU - Yi-Yu, Zhang AU - Wen-Ming, Zhao JO - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - 199 EP - 204 PY - 2010 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1680-5593 DO - javaa.2010.199.204 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2010.199.204 KW - association analysis KW -fatness traits KW -meat quality KW -polymorphism KW -apoVLDL-II gene KW -Duck AB - Very Low Density apolipoprotein-II (apoVLDL-II) is a major constituent of Very Low Density Lipoprotein (VLDL) and is involved in lipid transportation in bird species. The current study was designed to investigate the associations of an apoVLDL-II gene intron-1 polymorphism on duck meat quality and fatness traits. The results showed that there were two alleles (A and B) and three genotypes (AA, AB and BB) in the experimental populations. AA genotype and A allele frequency were highest. Eight SNPs (T667C, C669G, T673C, G674A, G683A, G688A, C708G and T715G) and inserted/deleted GT after position 764 bp were found by sequencing. The apoVLDL-II gene intron-1 polymorphism was associated with multiple traits of meat quality and fatness in the 170 individuals, including pH-value, tenderness, water holding capacity, IMF, serum total cholesterol, serum triglyceride and abdominal fat. This research suggests that apoVLDL-II intron-1 has broad effects on meat quality and fatness traits in duck. ER -