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Parentage testing in alpacas (Vicugna pacos) using semi-automated fluorescent multiplex PCRs with 10 microsatellite markers.
Animal genetics - 1 Apr 2008
Agapito J, Rodríguez J, Herrera-Velit P, Timoteo O, Rojas P, Boettcher P J, García F, Espinoza J R
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to assess and apply a microsatellite multiplex system for parentage determination in alpacas. An approach for parentage testing based on 10 microsatellites was evaluated in a population of 329 unrelated alpacas from different geographical zones in Perú. All microsatellite markers, which amplified in two multiplex reactions, were highly polymorphic with a mean of 14.5 alleles per locus...
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