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The Population Genetic Composition of Conventional and SPF Colonies of Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) at the Caribbean Primate Research Center.
Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS - 1 Mar 2016
Kanthaswamy Sreetharan, Ng Jillian, Hernández-Pacheco Raisa, Ruiz-Lambides Angelina, Maldonado Elizabeth, Martínez Melween I, Sariol Carlos A
Abstract excerpt
The SPF breeding program at the Caribbean Primate Research Center supplies Indian-origin rhesus macaques of known genetic and virologic background for biomedical research. In this study, population genetic analyses using 14 short tandem-repeat sequences showed that the SPF colony has remained genetically homogenous over time, with sufficient amounts of heterozygosity and minimal stratification from its founders....
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