title: A preliminary study of the genetic diversity of Xinjiang Tarim red deer (Cervus elaphus yarkandensis) using the microsatellite DNA method.
abstract: To evaluate the genetic diversity of the Xinjiang Tarim red deer (Cervus elaphus yarkandensis) population, we analyzed the frequencies of microsatellite alleles. Samples were collected from 3 isolated populations in Xaya, Lopnur and Qarqan of Xinjiang. Although 10 microsatellite loci were examined, alleles of 133 to 190 base-pairs were detected for only 3 loci: BM5004, BM4208 and BM888. The average observed multilocus heterozygosity was 0.08 +/- 0.04 for the Xaya, 0 for the Lopnur, and 0.17 +/- 0.08 for the Qarqan population. The average heterozygosity of all populations was 0.08 +/- 0.02. The observed heterozygosities were significantly lower than the expected values. The present results suggest that the bottleneck effect has occurred in the populations of the Xinjiang Tarim red deer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830046, China. mahmut@vetmed.hokudai.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mahmut
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ganzorig
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onuma
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohtaishi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004276:DNA, Satellite / Q000032:analysis; D003670:Deer / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006579:Heterozygote; D007564:Japan; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D004276:DNA, Satellite