The genetic characteristics of Marghos goat based on Cytochrome B gene

Preservation of genetic diversity in population of Marghos goat is very important. Studying cytochrome b region of mitochondrial genome in within breeds can give useful information about genetic diversity of the population. The purpose of current research was genetic and phylogenetic investigation of mitochondrial genome cytochrome b region in Marghos goat. In order to, blood samples were collected from 40 Marghos goats. After extracting DNA, fragment 892 bp of cytochrome b region genome mitochondrial amplified by primers was designed and fragment amplified after purification was sequenced. Four different haplotypes were determined based on four single nucleotide polymorphism sequences. The haplotype and nucleotide diversity were estimated in Marghos goat population 0.1 and 0.00239 respectively. Using the UPGM phylogenetic test results showed that the Marghos goat population is separate group from other Asian goat breeds. The reason for this gap may be due to the geographic distance between the distributions of in Marghos goat with other breeds goats.