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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
Abstract excerpt
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 observed for each group of koalas (Featherdale, 71.9%; Lone Pine, 84.4%). All 25 koalas could be uniquely identified...
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