Development of a microsatellite set for paternity assignment of captive rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) from Anhui province, China.
Microsatellites are playing an important role in paternity assignment of animals. Given the cost and effort, it would be optimal to develop a minimal microsatellite marker set for paternity testing. This study was the first to assess paternity in a captive colony of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) from the Chinese province of Anhui using 10 polymorphic microsatellites. Results indicated that if at least 6 loci were genotyped, the probability of paternity assignment success was nearly 100%. Our results provide a panel of 6 markers that is effective for assessing paternity of subspecies M. m. siamica of Anhui origin.
School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China. xyr7330904@126.com
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School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China.
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School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China.
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School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China.
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D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D056426:Genetic Loci; D005819:Genetic Markers; D060005:Genotyping Techniques / Q000379:methods; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000235:genetics*; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
D005819:Genetic Markers