Characterization of a species-specific repetitive DNA from a highly endangered wild animal, Rhinoceros unicornis, and assessment of genetic polymorphism by microsatellite associated sequence amplification (MASA)

1999/03/01 by Sher Ali, Md.Asim Azfer, Md. Asim Azfer +7 · 1 voice · 3 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Allele #Biology #Contig #Gene #Genetic diversity and population structure #Genetics #Genome #Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies #Microsatellite #Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications #Molecular biology #Repeated sequence #genomic DNA

paper · doi:10.1016/s0378-1119(99)00015-3

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Discussions

• Indian rhino genomes contain a fragment called pSS(R)2 composed of repetitive units. It is unique to this species and could be used to identify horns, hooves, and other tissues to prevent poaching. #2 [bsky, 18 points, 1 comments]