Mitigating Chinese–Indian rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) hybridity at the California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC)

Sreetharan Kanthaswamy, Jillian Ng, Jennifer Broatch, Jennifer Short, Jeffrey Roberts

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Abstract

The effectiveness of abating hybridity in a rhesus breeding colony was evaluated. STR data from the 2006 to 2015 newborns were analyzed. Hybridity decreased over successive years. Birth cohorts retained high genetic variability without signs of inbreeding and differentiation. Hybridity was minimized without compromising overall genetic variability.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)333-335
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Medical Primatology
Volume45
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2016

Keywords

  • STRs
  • captive breeding
  • genetic management
  • microsatellites
  • short tandem repeats

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • General Veterinary

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