Chicken Chromosome Linkages
Contents
- 1 Chicken Chromosome Linkage Map Table
- 1.1 Chromosome 1
- 1.2 Chromosome 2
- 1.3 Chromosome 3
- 1.4 Chromosome 4
- 1.5 Chromosome 6
- 1.6 Chromosome 7
- 1.7 Chromosome 8
- 1.8 Chromosome 10
- 1.9 Microchromosome 11
- 1.10 Microchromosome 12
- 1.11 Microchromosome 13
- 1.12 Microchromosome 15
- 1.13 Microchromosome 16 (17)
- 1.14 Microchromosome 20
- 1.15 Microchromosome 24
- 1.16 Microchromosome 25
- 1.17 Microchromosome 27
- 1.18 Microchromosome 33 (Linkage Group E22C19W28)
- 1.19 Z Chromosome: sex-linked
- 1.20 References
Chicken Chromosome Linkage Map Table
The following linkage map table was based on the following books:
- 1. Crawford (ed.) (1990) Poultry Breeding and Genetics. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
- 2. Stevens, L. (1991) Genetics and Evolution of the Domestic Fowl. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [England].
- 3. Muir and Aggrey (ed.) (2003) Poultry Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology. CABI Publishing.
Additional data was gathered from many scientific journal papers, all of which are cited in the reference section.
Chromosome 1
Locus | Map Unit | Locus Description | Scientific Name | Comments/ Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
O | Blue Egg-Shell | SLCO1B3 | Wang et al. 2013. [34] , Wragg et al. 2013. [36] | |
4 | ||||
cha | Charcoal | |||
0.3 | ||||
P | Pea comb | SOX5 (SRY-box 5) | Wright et al. 2009.[1] Sato et al. 2010.[2] | |
32 | ||||
Db | Dark Brown | SOX10 (SRY-box 10) | Gunnarsson et al. 2011.[3] | |
12 | ||||
Ml | Melanotic | Ml is 45 + map units from P | ||
10 | ||||
Pg | Pattern | |||
no close linkage to above | ||||
c (cre, ca) | Recessive White | TYR (Tyrosinase) | Chang et al, 2006.[4] Sato et. al, 2007.[5] |
Chromosome 2
Locus | Map Unit | Locus Description | Scientific Name | Comments/ Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
DV, DC | Duplex Comb | EOMES (Eomesodermin) | Dorshorst et al 2010.[6]
Dorshorst et al 2015.[40] | |
27 | ||||
M | Multiple Spurs | |||
33 | ||||
Po, PoD | Polydactyly, Duplicate | Lmbr1 (limb region 1) | Chromosome 2 - Dorshorst et al 2010.[6]
Might be SHH (Sonic HedgeHog) instead of Lmbr1. Dunn et al., 2011.[7] Zhang et al 2016. [42] Further evidence there are 2 different Po genes (Chinese breeds & Sultans different sequence to European breeds Houdan, Dorkings & Faverolles), He et al 2017.[47] | |
no close linkage to above | ||||
Rp | Rumpless | Irx1 and Irx2 (Iroquois homeobox) | Rooksana et al, 2012.[8] |
Chromosome 3
Locus | Map Unit | Locus Description | Scientific Name | Comments/ Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ea-P | Blood Group P | * new to 3, due to linkage with Na | ||
28 | ||||
Na | Naked Neck | BMP12/GDF7 (bone morphogenetic protein 12)(growth differentiation factor 7) | Pitel et al. 2000.[9] Mou et al. 2011.[10] | |
43 | ||||
h | Hookless - Silkiness | PDSS2 | Feng et al 2014. [39] Dorshorst et al 2010.[6] | |
11 | ||||
Fl | Flightless | possible Chromosome 3. Due to close linkage with h - hookless |
Chromosome 4
Locus | Map Unit | Locus Description | Scientific Name | Comments/ Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
mo, mo^w | Mottled, White | EDNRB2
(Endothelin Receptor B2) |
Kinoshita et al. 2014.[38] | |
no known linkage to above | ||||
sc | Scaleless | FGF20
(Fibroblast growth factor 20) |
Wells et al. 2012.[33] |
Chromosome 6
Locus | Map Unit | Locus Description | Scientific Name | Comments/ Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
ig | Inhibitor of Gold (Cream) | COMTD1
(catechol-O-methyltransferase domain containing 1) |
Eriksson, 2012.[11] |
Chromosome 7
Locus | Map Unit | Locus Description | Scientific Name | Comments/ Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cp | Creeper | IHH (Indian hedgehog) | Jin et al. 2016.[45] | |
0.4 | ||||
R | Rose comb | MNR2 (homeodomain protein)
(& CCDC108 coiled-coil domain containing 108 ) |
Imsland et al. 2012.[12] | |
30 | ||||
U | Uropygial | linkage not given to lav. | ||
the below not linear | ||||
lav | 32.5 | Lavender | MLPH (melanophilin) | lav 32.5 map units to R.
Vaez et al., 2008.[13] |
? | linkage not given between lav & Mp | |||
Mp | 16 | Mp 16 map units to R | ||
the above not linear | end of linkage group 1 | |||
Ade-B | adenine synthesis B | Ade-B in linkage group VIII |
Chromosome 8
Locus | Map Unit | Locus Description | Scientific Name | Comments/ Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
FMO3 | Fishy taint (eggs & meat) | FMO3 (flavincontaining
mono-oxygenase 3) |
Honkatukia et al. 2005.[14]
Hamid et al. 2012.[15] |
Chromosome 10
Locus | Map Unit | Locus Description | Scientific Name | Comments/ Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hf | Henny feathering | CYP19A1 (cytochrome P450, family 19, subfamily A, polypeptide 1) | ref: OMIA |
Microchromosome 11
Locus | Map Unit | Locus Description | Scientific Name | Comments/ Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
E | E, ER, ER- Fay, eWh, e+, eb, es, ebc, ey (E series) | MC1R
(melanocortin-1 receptor) |
Takeuchi et al. 1996.[16], Kerje et al. 2003.[17]
Ling et al. 2003.[18] | |
E & mo loci 26 cM linkage proposed by Brumbaugh & Hollander, 1965. [19]
Further study indicated that this E-mo 26 cM relationship was not repeatable. Ref. Smyth & Ponce de Leon, 1992. [43] mo (EDNRB2) locus found on Chromosome 4 in 2014. Ref. Kinoshita et al. 2014.[38] |
Microchromosome 12
Locus | Map Unit | Locus Description | Scientific Name | Comments/ Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bl | Blue | MITF | *possible candidate - not sequenced in chickens.
Minvielle et al. 2010.[20] | |
no known linkage to above | ||||
lo | Congenital loco | Okumura et al. 2013.[37] |
Microchromosome 13
Locus | Map Unit | Locus Description | Scientific Name | Comments/ Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pti | Feathered legs | Chromosome 13 -
Dorshorst et al. 2010.[6] |
Microchromosome 15
Locus | Map Unit | Locus Description | Scientific Name | Comments/ Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Et | Ear Tuft | TBX1, partial GNB1L
(T-box 1) |
Rooksana et al, 2012.[8] |
Microchromosome 16 (17)
Locus | Map Unit | Locus Description | Scientific Name | Comments/ Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
B-G | ||||
Ea-B | ||||
0.4 | ||||
B-F | MHC | |||
R-Rs 1 | ||||
B-L | ||||
lr-GAT | ||||
NOR | Nucleolar organiser region | |||
Ea-B |
Microchromosome 20
Locus | Map Unit | Locus Description | Scientific Name | Comments/ Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fm | Fibromelanosis | EDN3 (Endothelin 3) | Chromosome 20 - Dorshorst et al. 2010.[6]
|
Microchromosome 24
Locus | Map Unit | Locus Description | Scientific Name | Comments/ Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
w | Yellow Skin | BCDO2 (beta-carotene dioxygenase 2) | Eriksson et al. 2008.[23] | |
22 | ||||
Ea-H | Blood Group H |
Microchromosome 25
Locus | Map Unit | Locus Description | Scientific Name | Comments/ Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
? | Beak Deformity | LOC426217 (claw keratin-like) | Bai et al. 2016.[41] |
Microchromosome 27
Locus | Map Unit | Locus Description | Scientific Name | Comments/ Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mb | Muff beard | HOXB8 (Homeobox B8) | Guo et al. 2016.[44] |
Microchromosome 33 (Linkage Group E22C19W28)
Locus | Map Unit | Locus Description | Scientific Name | Comments/ Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
fr | Fray | |||
46 | ||||
Cr | Crest | HOXC8
(Homeobox protein C8) |
Wang et al. 2012.[24] | |
12.5 | ||||
I, ID, IS | Dominant White, Dun, Smoky | PMEL17
(Melanocyte protein Pmel 17) |
Kerje et al. 2004.[25] | |
17 | ||||
F | Frizzle | KRT75
(α-Keratin) |
Ng et al. 2012.[26] |
Z Chromosome: sex-linked
Locus | Map Unit | Locus Description | Scientific Name | Comments/ Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
ro | Restricted Ovulator | |||
3 | ||||
sh | Shaker | |||
14 | ||||
n | Naked | |||
7 | ||||
px | Paroxysm | |||
1.9 | ||||
ln | Liver Necrosis | |||
3.1 | ||||
dwB, dwM, dw | Dwarf | GHR (growth hormone receptor) | Hull et al. 1999.[27] | |
3.4 | ||||
wl | Wingless | |||
0.6 | ||||
pn | Prenatal Lethal | |||
3 | ||||
ev21 | Endogenous viral 21 | EV21 (ALVE21)
(Endogenous viral 21) |
Tixier-Boichard et al. 1997.[28],
Bacon et al. 1988.[29] | |
Kn, Ks, K | Slow Feathering / Late Feathering | PRLR and SPEF2
(prolactin receptor)(sperm flagellar 2) |
Elferink et al. 2008.[30] | |
1.1 | ||||
S, Sal-s, sal | Silver, Imperfect Albinism | SLC45A2
(solute carrier family 45 member 2) |
Gunnarsson et al, 2007.[31] | |
4 | ||||
lk | Lady Killer | |||
12 | ||||
Li | Light Down | |||
7 | ||||
y | Recessive White Skin or WHAM (Wisconsin hypoalpha mutant) | ABCA1 (ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 1) | Attie et al. 2002. [35] | |
13 | ||||
br | Brown Eye | |||
27 | ||||
Id, ida, idc,idM | Dermal Melanin Inhibitor | VCAN (Versican) or B4GALT1 (beta1,4-Galactosyltransferase) | Might be VCAN or B4GALT1 - not substantiated.
Dorshorst et al. 2010.[6] | |
14 | ||||
BSd, B | Sex-linked Dilution, Barring | CDKN2A/B
(Cyclin-dependent kinas inhibitor 2A/B) |
Hellström et al. 2010.[32] ,
Schwochow Thalmann et al. 2017.[46] | |
13 | ||||
ko | Head Streak |
References
Ref. No. | Year | Reference | Paper URL |
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