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Ovarian Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Differential Expression Genes Associated with Cell Death Process after Selection for Ovulation Rate in Rabbits

Eva SernaMaría Antonia SantacreuRosa PeiróMarta Serna-garcíaMarta Serna-garcía

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0301 basic medicineLitter (animal)Programmed cell deathmedia_common.quotation_subjectRabbitPRODUCCION ANIMALBiologyTranscriptomic analysisArticleAndrologyTranscriptome03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineControl lineOvulation ratelcsh:Zoologylcsh:QL1-991OvulationGenemedia_commonlcsh:Veterinary medicine030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicineGeneral VeterinaryOvarian tissueHeritabilityGENETICALitter size030104 developmental biologyCell Death Processlcsh:SF600-1100Animal Science and Zoology

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[EN] Transcriptomic analysis showed nineteen potential biomarkers in ovarian tissue from females belonged to a rabbit line selected for ovulation rate for 10 generations and the control line. These females differed not only in ovulation rate but also in prenatal survival since similar litter size were observed. Litter size is an essential trait in rabbit meat production but with low heritability. A selection experiment for ovulation rate has been performed for 10 generations to improve litter size in rabbits. The selected line increased two ova more than the control line but nevertheless a negative correlation was observed with prenatal survival. A transcriptomic study was performed, using microarrays, in ovarian tissue from females belonging to the selected line and the control line. Our results showed 1357 differential expressed genes and nineteen potential biomarkers associated with prenatal mortality, which could explain differences between litter size in rabbits. Cell death was the most relevant process.

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2020-10-01Animals
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10101924