A fast and effective method to perform paternity testing for Wolong giant pandas |
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| Authors: | DeSheng Li HengMin Cui ChengDong Wang ShanShan Ling Zhi Huang HeMin Zhang |
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| Institution: | (1) China Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda, Wenchuan, 623006, P.R. China;(2) College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, State Conservation Center for Gene Resources of Endangered Wildlife and the Key Laboratory of Conservation Genetics and Reproductive Biology for Endangered Wild Animals of the Ministry of Education, Zi Jin Gang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, P.R. China; |
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| Abstract: | Captive populations provide a precious genetic resource for endangered animals and a source of individuals for reintroduction to depleted habitats. Therefore, accuracy in determining paternity is of vital importance for managing captive populations and in selecting representative individuals of known genetic characteristics for release. In this study, we established a fast and effective method to conduct paternity testing for captive giant pandas in the Wolong population. This technique uses two highly poly... |
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| Keywords: | giant panda paternity testing microsatellite correlation |
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