Review Article
Goat Genomic Resources: The Search for Genes Associated with Its Economic Traits
Table 7
Genes related to cashmere fiber production in goat.
| Gene name | Chromosome | Exon | Function | Founder breeds/population | References |
| LHX2 | 11 | 5 | Involved with the development of secondary hair follicles (SHF) | Inner Mongolia cashmere | [18, 111] | FGF9 | 12 | 3 | Promotion of hair follicle regeneration after wounding | Inner Mongolia cashmere | [18, 113] | WNT2 | 4 | 5 | Involved in hair follicle initiation | Inner Mongolia cashmere | [18, 112] | NOTCH1 | 11 | 34 | Controlling follicular proliferation rates as well as melanocyte populations | Liaoning cashmere, goat | [12] | FGF5 | 6 | 3 | Regulation of hair length and potentially involved with cashmere fiber traits | Cashmere breed | [114] | IGFBP7 | 6 | 5 | OXTR | 22 | 5 | ROCK1 | 24 | 33 | SGK3 | 14 | 18 | Has an important role in the development of postnatal hair follicle | Cashmere breed | [114, 115] |
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