title: Conservation genetics of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). II. Limited variability in minisatellite DNA sequences.
abstract: We have examined variability in TaqI and EcoRI restriction fragment sizes of DNA from the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) using six HVR (hypervariable region) probes which reveal complex, individual-specific restriction patterns in humans and other species. Frequency of band-sharing among unrelated koalas was extremely high. This result is likely to be a consequence of the history of near-extinction and artificial recolonization of the populations we have studied, rather than a general marsupial or koala-wide phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Human Variation, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Graves
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Sherwin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004276:DNA, Satellite / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D008394:Marsupialia / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004276:DNA, Satellite