A sex determination protocol for the Iberian desman (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Galemys pyrenaicus</Emphasis>) based on a three primer amplification of <Emphasis Type="Italic">DBX</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">DBY</Emphasis> fragments with non-invasive samples |
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Authors: | Oriol Vidal Alexandra Pérez-Serra Carles Pla |
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Institution: | 1.Laboratori d’Ictiologia Genètica, Departament de Biologia,Universitat de Girona,Girona,Spain |
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Abstract: | We have sequenced partial fragments of DBX and DBY genes of the endangered Iberian desman (Galemys pyrenaicus). The sequences were used to design a sex determination protocol for non-invasive samples based on a PCR reaction, using
only three primers. This protocol allows the simultaneous amplification of two fragments, one corresponding to the DBX gene and the other to the DBY gene, both differing in size. To increase sensitivity on the detection of positive amplifications and on the determination
of fragment size we use a fluorescently labelled primer. The protocol has been tested in DNA samples from hair and stool,
revealing major difficulties in sexing faecal samples, but unambiguous sexing of hair samples. |
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