title: Assessment of genetic variations within populations of Sika deer in Japan by analysis of randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD).
abstract: Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) was exploited as a genetic marker to assess the level of genetic variation in populations of Sika deer, Cervus nippon, in Japan. DNA samples were collected from three local populations in Japan, namely, Kinkazan, Goyozan and Ashoro populations. Four arbitrary primers, when used individually, amplified an average of five RAPD fragments in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The number of polymorphic bands was scored to calculate band-sharing coefficients within populations. Average band-sharing coefficients revealed a higher degree of homogeneity in the Kinkazan population. Samples collected from larger populations, namely, Ashoro and Goyozan, revealed greater polymorphism than samples from the Kinkazan deer. Our data suggest that RAPD is useful as a marker for detecting genetic variations in populations of Sika deer with reduced levels of genetic diversity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Senshu University of Ishinomaki, Japan.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Tamate
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohtaishi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D003670:Deer / Q000235:genetics*; D005819:Genetic Markers; D014644:Genetic Variation; D007564:Japan; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers; D004247:DNA