Recent Progress of the Poultry Genome Research Based on the Experience in CNU, Korea

Abstract

With the implementation of the restoration program for Korean Native Chicken (KNC), by the Korean government in the 1990s, the research interests on KNC were greatly increased. Accordingly, the Chungnam National University also conducted and continues many researches for the molecular genetics studies on KNC, including diversity analysis, QTL mapping, genome-wide association studies, selection signature studies, development of marker combinations for breed discriminations, and disease resistance and its related gene studies, particularly, the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) gene diversity studies for KNC. Therefore, this paper briefly describes the progress of such studies obtained over the last decade.