The present application belongs to the field of
molecular biology technology and breeding of Muxuan black-bone chickens, and particularly relates to a PMEL17
gene for
breast muscle blackness of Muxuan black-bone chickens and a
genetic marker method thereof. The
nucleotide sequence of the
gene is shown as SEQ ID NO. 1. The marker method is to design a primer pair, take the
genomic DNA of Muxuan black-bone chickens as a template, perform PCR amplification, obtain a sequence shown as SEQ ID NO. 4, identify whether the sequence has a
mutation, and analyze the correlation between the
mutation and the
breast muscle blackness of Muxuan black-bone chickens. The screened
gene is a gene related to the
breast muscle blackness of Muxuan black-bone chickens, and further screening of a SNP related to the trait at a 553th site of the PMEL17
gene sequence can be used as a
genetic marker for auxiliary selection of Muxuan black-bone chickens. Through the
genetic marker, Muxuan black-bone chickens with more
melanin deposition and darker color can be selected and bred, which has important significance and application value for the genetic breeding of Muxuan black-bone chickens.