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Genetic diversity of longtail macaques (Macaca fascicularis) on the island of Mauritius: an assessment of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms.
Journal of medical primatology - 1 Feb 2008
Kawamoto Y, Kawamoto S, Matsubayashi K, Nozawa K, Watanabe T, Stanley M-A, Perwitasari-Farajallah D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Individuals from an introduced population of longtail macaques on Mauritius have been extensively used in recent research. This population has low MHC gene diversity, and is thus regarded as a valuable resource for research. METHODS: We investigated the genetic diversity of this population using multiple molecular markers located in mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite DNA loci on the autosomes and...
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