The invention belongs to the technical field of biomolecular markers, and particularly relates to an SNP (
Single Nucleotide Polymorphism)
molecular marker related to the crown
tooth number character of
broiler chicken as well as a primer and application of the SNP
molecular marker. Through phenotypic determination and whole
genome re-sequencing related to crown
tooth number characters of
broiler individuals and
whole genome association analysis, the excavated Chr7: 391959 locus and the crown
tooth number have extremely high genetic correlation, the significance reaches 2.90 * 10 <-7 >, phenotypic variation variances capable of being explained reach 1.75%, the genetic effect is very remarkable, and the method has the advantages that the method is simple and convenient to operate, and the method is suitable for popularization and application. Therefore, the
molecular marker can be effectively used for molecular marker-assisted
selective breeding of the crown tooth number character of the
broiler chicken, individuals with the molecular marker Chr7391959 site as the TT
genotype are selected as breeding hens, the
genetic selection process of the crown tooth number character of the yellow
feather broiler chicken can be accelerated, the individuals are directly bred on the
genome level in the early stage, the breeding efficiency is improved, and the breeding cost is reduced. The industrial competitiveness of the yellow
feather broilers is effectively improved.