Cross-Amplification in Strigiformes: A New STR Panel for Forensic Purposes.

ABSTRACT: Strigiformes are affected by a substantial decline mainly caused by habitat loss and destruction, poaching, and trapping. Moreover, the increasing trend in bird trade and the growing interest in wild-caught rather than captive-bred birds are expected to encourage illegal trade. The biomolecular investigation represents a valuable tool to track illegal trade and to explore the genetic variability to preserving biodiversity. Microsatellite loci (STRs) are the most used markers to study genetic variability. Despite the availability of species-specific microsatellite loci in Strigiformes, a unique panel permitting the description of the genetic variability across species has not been identified yet. We tested 32 highly polymorphic microsatellite markers to evaluate the reliability of a unique

SUBMITTER: Giangregorio P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8625634 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature