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A reduced SNP panel optimised for non-invasive genetic assessment of a genetically impoverished conservation icon, the European bison.
Scientific reports - 22 Jan 2024
Wehrenberg Gerrit, Tokarska Małgorzata, Cocchiararo Berardino, Nowak Carsten
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The European bison was saved from the brink of extinction due to considerable conservation efforts since the early twentieth century. The current global population of > 9500 individuals is the result of successful ex situ breeding based on a stock of only 12 founders, resulting in an extremely low level of genetic variability. Due to the low allelic diversity, traditional molecular tools, such as microsatellites,...
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