Pedigrees and microsatellites among endangered ungulates: what do they tell us?

Abstract excerpt

Relationships between pedigree coefficients of inbreeding and molecular metrics are generally weak, suggesting that measures of heterozygosity estimated using microsatellites may be poor surrogates of genome-wide inbreeding. We compare three endangered species of gazelles (Gazella) with different degrees of threat in their natural habitats, for which captive breeding programmes exist. For G. dorcas, the species...

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• Africa, Northern
• Antelopes
• Conservation of Natural Resources
• Genetics, Population
• Inbreeding