Analysis of Horse Myostatin Gene and Identification of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Breeds of Different Morphological Types
Table 3
Minor allele frequency (MAF) and haplotype () frequencies of the two promoter SNPs of the MSTN gene in different horse breeds.
Horse breeds
Number of horses
MAF g.26C
MAF g.156C
Hap [T:T]
Hap [T:C]
Hap [C:T]
Rapid Heavy Draft
B
81
0.12
0.15
0.73
0.15
0.12
Noric
B
26
0.06
0.40
0.54
0.40
0.06
Bardigiano
M
34
—
0.15
0.85
0.15
—
Haflinger
M
31
—
0.37
0.63
0.37
—
Lipizzan
M
12
0.21
—
0.79
—
0.21
Murgese
M
12
—
0.17
0.83
0.17
—
Tolfetano
M
7
—
0.29
0.71
0.29
—
Uruguayan Creole
M
35
—
0.24
0.76
0.24
—
Italian Saddle
M-D
30
0.05
0.10
0.85
0.10
0.05
Maremmano
M-D
13
—
0.12
0.88
0.12
—
Quarter Horse
M-D
15
—
—
1.00
—
—
Salernitano
M-D
4
—
0.25
—
—
—
Spanish Purebred
M-D
10
—
—
1.00
—
—
Ventasso
M-D
8
0.12
—
0.88
—
0.12
Italian Trotter
D
67
0.01
—
0.99
—
0.01
Thoroughbred
D
11
—
0.05
0.95
0.05
—
Haplotypes for the g.26TC and g.156TC polymorphisms. Types: B= brachimorphic or heavy, M= mesomorphic, M-D= meso-dolichomorphic, D= dolichomorphic or light.