Genetic Characterization of Native Donkey (Equus asinus) Populations of Turkey Using Microsatellite Markers.

ABSTRACT: This study presents the first insights to the genetic diversity and structure of the Turkish donkey populations. The primary objectives were to detect the main structural features of Turkish donkeys by microsatellite markers. A panel of 17 microsatellite markers was applied for genotyping 314 donkeys from 16 locations of Turkey. One hundred and forty-two alleles were identified and the number of alleles per locus ranged from 4 to 12. The highest number of alleles was observed in AHT05 (12) and the lowest in ASB02 and HTG06 (4), while ASB17 was monomorphic. The mean H_O in the Turkish donkey was estimated to be 0.677, while mean H_E was 0.675. The polymorphic information content (PIC) was calculated for each locus and ranged from 0.36 (locus ASB02) to 0.98

SUBMITTER: Yatkın S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7341297 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature