Identification of 10 polymorphic loci in the yellow mongoose through cross-species amplification : research article

The yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata) is a facultatively social species and provides an opportunity to study the evolution of social behaviour through examination of populations within the species, as well as comparison with obligatorily social species of mongooses. I identified 10 polymorphic...

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Published inSouth African journal of wildlife research Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 133 - 136
Main Author Vidya, T.N.C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Southern African Wildlife Management Association (SAWMA) 01.10.2009
Subjects
Cross-species amplification
Cynictis penicillata
Herpestidae
Microsatellites
Yellow mongoose
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Summary:The yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata) is a facultatively social species and provides an opportunity to study the evolution of social behaviour through examination of populations within the species, as well as comparison with obligatorily social species of mongooses. I identified 10 polymorphic microsatellite markers in the yellow mongoose through cross-species amplification that allow sociogenetic studies to be carried out. Most of these loci showed higher levels of polymorphism and heterozygosity in the yellow mongoose samples screened than in the species in which these microsatellites were originally characterized.
ISSN:0379-4369