title: Feline non-repetitive mitochondrial DNA control region database for forensic evidence.
abstract: The domestic cat is the one of the most popular pets throughout the world. A by-product of owning, interacting with, or being in a household with a cat is the transfer of shed fur to clothing or personal objects. As trace evidence, transferred cat fur is a relatively untapped resource for forensic scientists. Both phenotypic and genotypic characteristics can be obtained from cat fur, but databases for neither aspect exist. Because cats incessantly groom, cat fur may have nucleated cells, not only in the hair bulb, but also as epithelial cells on the hair shaft deposited during the grooming process, thereby generally providing material for DNA profiling. To effectively exploit cat hair as a resource, representative databases must be established. The current study evaluates 402 bp of the mtDNA control region (CR) from 1394 cats, including cats from 25 distinct worldwide populations and 26 breeds. Eighty-three percent of the cats are represented by 12 major mitotypes. An additional 8.0% are clearly derived from the major mitotypes. Unique sequences are found in 7.5% of the cats. The overall genetic diversity for this data set is 0.8813±0.0046 with a random match probability of 11.8%. This region of the cat mtDNA has discriminatory power suitable for forensic application worldwide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Health & Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Grahn
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Kurushima
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Billings
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Grahn
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Halverson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hammer
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Kun
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lipinski
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mwenda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozpinar
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Schuster
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Shoorijeh
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Tarditi
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Waly
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Wictum
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lyons
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002415:Cats / Q000235:genetics*; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D030561:Databases, Nucleic Acid; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry; D019901:Locus Control Region / Q000235:genetics; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
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