Genetic variation in captive koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus): parentage determination and individual identification.

doi:10.1023/a:1018720707514

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Genetic variation in captive koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus): parentage determination and individual identification.

Biochemical genetics - 1 Jun 1998

Fowler E V, Houlden B A, Sherwin W B, Hoeben P, Timms P

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Highly repeatable randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were developed for parentage studies in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). Of the 25 RAPD primers screened, 5 (20.0%) produced 32 repeatable polymorphic RAPD bands (average/primer = 6.4 +/- 4.2). A high level of polymorphism was...

Topics

Animals
DNA Primers
Female
Genetic Markers
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Male
Marsupialia
Microsatellite Repeats
Paternity
Pedigree
Polymorphism, Genetic
Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique

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