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Evaluating the genetic status of a closed colony of titi monkeys (Callicebus cupreus) using multigenerational pedigrees |
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| Authors: | Sree Kanthaswamy Karen L. Bales |
| Affiliation: | 1. School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Arizona State University (ASU) at the West Campus, Glendale, AZ, USA;2. California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA;3. Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA |
| Abstract: | Pedigree metrics are essential for investigating colony genetic structure. The genetic structure of a closed Callicebus cupreus colony was examined using multigenerational pedigrees. Inbreeding was low, but genetic drift caused the loss of founder genome representation. Pedigrees can be used to detect founder representation and prevent bottlenecks and allele loss. |
| Keywords: | family studies genetic management non‐human primates population genetic structure |