Goat Genomic Resources: The Search for Genes Associated with Its Economic Traits

Table 1

Genes that are related to growth traits in goat.

Gene name	Chromosome	Exon	Function	Founder breeds/population	References
LDB2	6	9	Regulator of transendothelial migration of leukocytes	Nanjiang yellow goat, Jinhai yellow chicken	[13, 17]
TBX15	3	9	Responsible for body size & controlling the number of mesenchymal precursor cells and chondrocytes	Guizhou Small goat	[18, 19]
DGCR8	—	—	Responsible for body size, related to osteoclastic development and bone-resorbing activity	Guizhou Small goat
CDC25A	22	15	Responsible for body size and involved in the myogenic differentiation of myoblasts and G1 quiescence	Guizhou Small goat	[18, 20]
RDH16	5	4	Involved in energy metabolism	Guizhou Small goat	[18, 21, 22]
SREBF1	19	8	Critical regulator of lipid homeostasis	Moroccan goat	[23]
CPT1A	29	19	Responsible for the formation of acylcarnitines, a metabolite of fatty acid metabolism	Moroccan goat
MYADM	18	1	Associated with the weight of weaned lamb and erythrocyte morphology	Columbia sheep, Polypay sheep, Rambouillet sheep, Bamu wild goat, Khonj wild goat, Australian feral Rangeland goats, Boer goats, Australian cashmere goat	[25, 27]
APOL3	—	—	In lipid transport and metabolism	Leizhou goat	[12]
STIM1	15	14	Involved in catty body weight gain	Leizhou goat
HMGXB3	7	21	Meat breeds trait-associated genes of elite goat breeds	Leizhou goat
SLC26A2	7	9
GH	19	5	Related to the growth of the body	Thai Native, Anglo-Nubian, Boer, and Saanen goat	[11]
GHR	20	13
IGF-1	5	7
LEP	4	3
POU1F1	1	6
MSTN	2	3
BMP	16	10