Abstract. The aim of this study was to examine the polymorphic structures of Pit-1 and
CSN3 genes of Holstein calves bred in Gümüşhane province of Türkiye, to
determine the distribution of genotype and allele gene frequencies, as well
as examine the effects of determined polymorphisms on birth weight of
calves. HinfI polymorphisms of Pit-1 and CSN3 genes were identified in DNA
isolated from blood samples of 100 Holstein calves used in the study, using
the PCR-RFLP method. According to the Hardy–Weinberg genetic equilibrium
test, it was observed that the distribution of genotype frequencies of
HinfI polymorphisms of Pit-1 genes in the studied population was in equilibrium,
but not in equilibrium in terms of CSN3 gene location. The AA, AB, and BB
genotype frequencies of the Pit-1 gene in the population were 13.4 %,
40.2 %, and 46.3 %, respectively; the frequency of the A allele was 0.34,
while for B allele it was 0.66. The AA, AB, and BB genotype frequencies of
the CSN3 gene were found to be 24.5 %, 36.7 %, and 38.8 %,
respectively; the frequency of the A allele was 0.43 and the frequency of
the B allele was 0.57. According to the Hardy–Weinberg genetic equilibrium
test, the distribution of genotype frequencies was in equilibrium in the
Pit-1/HinfI polymorphism, but not in the CSN3/HinfI polymorphism. A statistically
significant relationship was not found between the genotypes of both
polymorphic regions and calf birth weight.