The present invention discloses two pairs of PCR-SSCP primer pairs for detecting UCP1
gene mutation, wherein the two PCR-SSCP primer pairs respectively are P5 and P6, and the
nucleotide sequences of the forward primers and the reverse primers are represented by SEQ ID NO.1-4 in the sequence table. The invention further provides applications of the two PCR-SSCP primer pairs in yak meat quality trait prediction and identification methods, an identification method, and a corresponding kit. According to the present invention, the primers P5 and P6 are designed according to the UCP1
gene sequence of common cattle, the UCP1
gene of yak is amplified, the sequence and the
population genetic characteristics of the UCP1 gene detection region are analyzed, the Gannan yak meat production performance determination data is combined, the influence of the UCP1
gene mutation on the carcass and the meat quality traits is analyzed, and the important economic trait
candidate gene molecule genetic study data of yak is enriched, such that the meat quality traits of yak are predicted, and the advantages of sensitive reaction, strong specificity, easy operation, high precision and
rapid detection are provided.