Mitochondrial Control Region Database of Hungarian Fallow Deer (Dama dama) Populations for Forensic Use.

ABSTRACT: The evidential value of an mtDNA match between biological remains and their potential donor is determined by the random match probability of the haplotype. This probability is based on the haplotype's population frequency estimate. Consequently, implementing a population study representative of the population relevant to a forensic case is vital to correctly evaluating the evidence. The emerging number of poaching cases and the limited availability of such data emphasizes the need for an improved fallow deer mtDNA population databank for forensic purposes, including targeting the entire mitochondrial control region. By sequencing a 945-base-pair-long segment of the mitochondrial control region in 138 animals from five populations in Hungary, we found four different haplotypes, including on

SUBMITTER: Zorkoczy OK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11240637 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature