A reduced SNP panel optimised for non-invasive genetic assessment of a genetically impoverished conservation icon, the European bison.

ABSTRACT: 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, fail to provide sufficient resolution for accurate genetic assessments in European bison, let alone from non-invasive samples. Here, we present a SNP panel for accurate high-resolution genotyping of European bison, which is suitable for a wide variety of sample types. The panel accommodates 96 markers allowing for individual and parental assignment, sex determination, breeding lin

SUBMITTER: Wehrenberg G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10803807 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature