Genetic polymorphism in selected gene loci in a sample of Bialowieza population of European bison (Bison bonasus)

European bison (Bison bonasus) is a protected wild animal living free in woodland regions of Eastern and Southern Poland. The largest population lives in the primeval Bialowieza forest in Poland and in Byelorussia (on the other side of the state border), the former belonging to the Bialowieza Nation...

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Published inAnimal science papers and reports Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 221 - 230
Main Authors Flisikowski, K, Krasinska, M, Maj, A, Siadkowska, E, Szreder, T, Zwierzchowski, L, Zurkowski, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2007
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Bison
Bison bison
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Summary:European bison (Bison bonasus) is a protected wild animal living free in woodland regions of Eastern and Southern Poland. The largest population lives in the primeval Bialowieza forest in Poland and in Byelorussia (on the other side of the state border), the former belonging to the Bialowieza National Park (BNP), Poland. Using DNA samples of 22 animals randomly selected from BNP population, 14 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were analysed. Moreover, short tandem repeats (STRs) and insertion/deletion (InDel) polymorphisms were analysed in the growth hormone receptor (GHR) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 5A (STAT5A) genes. The studied sample of the European bison population appeared mostly monomorphic at the loci analysed. However, variable sequences were found within the genes coding for beta -lactoglobulin (LGB), GHR, estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha ), and STAT5A.
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ISSN:0860-4037