Recently, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences-International Livestock Research Institute”Livestock, Poultry and Pasture Genetic Resources Joint Laboratory”, in conjunction with China Agricultural University and other units, used a variety of omics methods to reveal the causal mutation and molecular regulation mechanism of buffalo white coat traits. It provides an important scientific basis for the protection and utilization of characteristic genetic resources of white buffalo in my country. Related research results were published online in”Molecular Biology and Evolution”.
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According to statistics from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), there are 207 million buffaloes in the world, distributed in about 67 countries and regions on five continents, providing humans with milk, meat and animal power. The white water buffalo is a precious genetic resource of livestock and poultry. Its skin is pink, the coat, horns, and hooves are white, while the eyes are black. It is concentrated in Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, and is also called”Bright Hair Cattle” in my country. Loved by farmers. Although people have known that buffalo white coat color is a dominantly inherited trait, its molecular mechanism has not been resolved.
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