Molecular markers allow to remove introgressed genetic background: a simulation study.

ABSTRACT: The maintenance of genetically differentiated populations can be important for several reasons (whether for wild species or domestic breeds of economic interest). When those populations are introgressed by foreign individuals, methods to eliminate the exogenous alleles can be implemented to recover the native genetic background. This study used computer simulations to explore the usefulness of several molecular based diagnostic approaches to recover of a native population after suffering an introgression event where some exogenous alleles were admixed for a few generations. To remove the exogenous alleles, different types of molecular markers were used in order to decide which of the available individuals contributed descendants to next generation and their number of offspring. Recovery wa

SUBMITTER: Amador C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3494676 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature