Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 190-197, June 2008
DNA typing in populations of mule deer for forensic use in the Province of Alberta
Abstract
The present study involves the development of forensic DNA typing tests and databases for mule deer in the Province of Alberta. Two multiplex PCR reactions interrogating 10 loci were used to analyze samples from three populations of mule deer. Additionally, an amelogenin based sex-typing marker was used to determine the gender of samples. Results show that the tests and databases are appropriate for use in forensic applications. Additionally, the results indicate that there is little population structure in mule deer in Alberta and that no changes to management of this game species are suggested.
Keywords: Forensic science, Wildlife, Alberta, Mule deer, DNA typing, Microsatellite, Odocoileus hemionus, Poaching, Polymerase chain reaction, Sika amelogenin, BM4107, T7, Rt30, Rt7, Rt5, BM1225, OheN, BM4208, OheQ
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PII: S1872-4973(08)00031-8
doi:10.1016/j.fsigen.2008.01.003
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Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 190-197, June 2008
