title: Standardisation of nomenclature for dog mtDNA D-loop: a prerequisite for launching a Canis familiaris database.
abstract: Domestic dogs are increasingly involved, often as protagonists, in the forensic scene. Acknowledging this fact and benefiting from the accumulated experience on human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analyses, we propose a standard for Canis familiaris mtDNA sequences as a prerequisite for the launching of the corresponding database.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto, R. Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal. lpereira@ipatimup.pt
authors.forename: Luísa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Bárbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Van Asch
authors.forename: António
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amorim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D030561:Databases, Nucleic Acid / Q000592:standards*; D004285:Dogs / Q000235:genetics*; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial