title: Sex determination based on fecal DNA analysis of the amelogenin gene in sika deer (Cervus nippon).
abstract: A sex determination method using DNA extracted from feces has been developed for sika deer (Cervus nippon). We determined a partial sequence of the amelogenin gene of sika deer, which exists on both X and Y chromosomes with a deletion region on the Y chromosome. Based on the sexually dimorphic sequences, we designed a pair of primers which could amplify DNA fragments the lengths of which are different between males and females. PCR products were detected in 34 out of 37 fecal samples collected from captured deer and the sexes estimated by the present method were perfectly matched with the actual sexes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Ethology, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamasaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kikusui
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D053523:Amelogenin; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D003670:Deer / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D003746:Dental Enamel Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel / Q000662:veterinary; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D053523:Amelogenin; D017931:DNA Primers; D003746:Dental Enamel Proteins; D004247:DNA