The invention relates to a molecular marking method, in particular to a molecular marking method for predicting and identifying the length of
sheep wool. The method comprises the steps as follows: 1), extracting sheep
genome DNA, designing a primer, performing PCR (
polymerase chain reaction) amplification, performing
enzyme digestion, and obtaining an
enzyme digestion product; 2), subjecting the
enzyme digestion product to electrophoretic separation, and judging genotypes according to an electrophoretic
separation result; 3), performing association analysis and estimating the least square mean value of characters, and obtaining a result that the length of
wool of a GG
genotype individual is remarkably higher than that of
wool of AA
genotype and AG
genotype individuals in the three genotypes; and 4), constructing
wool length character breeding
population taking the GG genotype individual as the primary so that the length of the
sheep wool is predicated and identified. According to the method, the operation is simple, the cost is low, the accuracy is high, and automatic detection can be performed.
Selective breeding of the
sheep wool length is performed with the molecular marking method, so that a genetic breeding process of the length characters of the sheep wool can be accelerated, breeding sheep can be early selected, the sheep can be selected and left after birth, and a sheep breeding process is accelerated.