Development of Rapid Alkaline Lysis-Polymerase Chain Reaction Technique for Authentication of Mithun (Bos frontalis) and Yak (Bos grunniens) Species.

ABSTRACT: Bos frontalis (Mithun) and Bos grunniens (yak) are crucial to the culture, food security, and economy of Southeast Asia, especially in India and China, respectively. Their genetic closeness to Bos indicus (indicine cattle) and Bos taurus (taurine cattle) necessitates precise methods for meat origin authentication. This study introduces a DNA-based technique to distinguish Mithun and yak species using the alkaline lysis (AL) protocol for DNA extraction, followed by species-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify unique mitochondrial D-loop regions, yielding 489 bp and 422 bp amplicons, respectively. The AL-PCR method showed high specificity for both species, with no cross-amplification with other related species. The method's effectiveness was validat

SUBMITTER: Mech MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11857932 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature