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. 2023 Oct 13;13(5):53–59. doi: 10.1093/af/vfad040

Table 3.

Genes with known polymorphisms that were already validated for adaptive traits in goat breeds found in South Africa

Trait Breed Gene symbol Gene name Reference
Reproductive traits
Litter size Boer goat GDF9 Growth differentiation factor 9 Wang et al. (2019)
Litter size Iranian Angora (Markhoz Goat) GDF9 Growth differentiation factor 9 Ghoreishi et al. (2019)
Litter size Iranian Angora (Markhoz Goat) BMP15 Bone morphogenetic protein 15 Ghoreishi et al. (2019)
Litter size Boer goat GH Growth Hormone Mishra et al. (2017)
De Lima et al. (2020)
Litter size Boer goat GnRHR Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor Mishra et al. (2017)
De Lima et al. (2020)
Litter size Boer goat KITLG Receptor tyrosine kinase ligand Mishra et al. (2017)
De Lima et al. (2020)
Litter size Boer goat FSHβ Follicle Stimulating Hormone De Lima et al. (2020)
Litter size Boer goat LHβ Luteinising Hormone De Lima et al. (2020)
Litter size Iranian Angora (Markhoz Goat) THRSP Thyroid hormone-responsive Ghasemi et al. (2022)
Litter size Boer goat INHA Inhibin alpha Wu et al. (2009)
Sperm quality parameters Boer goat FSHβ Follicle Stimulating Hormone Nikbin et al. (2014)
Sperm quality parameters Boer goat LHβ Luteinising Hormone Nikbin et al. (2014)
Sperm quality parameters Boer goat HSP70 Heat shock protein 70 Nikbin et al. (2018)
Body weight
Weaning weight Boer goat GH Growth Hormone Hua et al. (2009)
Disease resistance
Faecal egg count
Packed cell volume
Boer goat DRB1 of MHC II Dopamine receptor binding 1 Corley & Savage (2015)
Fecal egg count Angora goat IgA Immunoglobulin A Shaw et al. (2023)
Fecal egg count Various breeds IgG Immunoglobulin G Shaw et al. (2023)
Fecal egg count Various breeds IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor1 Shrivastava et al. (2022)
Fecal egg count Various breeds IL-2, IL-13, IL-32, IL-33 Interleukin family genes Shrivastava et al. (2022)
Fecal egg count Various breeds IFN-γ Interferon Gamma Shrivastava et al. (2022)
Fecal egg count Various breeds IgE ImmunoglobulinEG Shrivastava et al. (2022)
Coat color
Coat color
Skin color
Boer goat
Angora goat
KIT Receptor tyrosine kinase Henkel et al. (2019)
Coat color
Skin color
Boer goat
Angora goat
ASIP Agouti Signaling Protein Henkel et al. (2019)
Coat color Markhoz MC1R Melanocortin receptor 1 Javanmard et al. (2015)