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Design of a universal primer pair for the identification of deer species

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Deer species has both scientific research and economic value, and half of these species, however, are listed as endangered animals. For the conservation purpose, we designed a novel universal deer-specific PCR primer pair based on an evolutionarily conservative coding sequence (i.e., CEP295NL gene) across some deer species. This primer pair was successfully amplified and sequenced, showing around ~ 540 bp in cervids. Validation results showed that it can be utilized to develop a reliable and simple diagnostic tool for distinguishing other closely related species, as well as possibly interspecific identification amongst cervids.

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This work was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31402035) and Science and Technology Foundation of Jilin Province of China (No. 20200602013ZP). We wish to thank Dr. Zhipeng Li for his deer DNA samples.

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Figure S1 Design of a universal PCR primer pair across 12 deer species on CEP295NL gene. WL: white-lipped; PD: Pere David's; BM: black muntjac; RM: Reeves muntjac; EE: Eurasian elk; CW: Chinese water; WT: white-tailed

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Xie, L., Deng, Y., Shao, X. et al. Design of a universal primer pair for the identification of deer species. Conservation Genet Resour 13, 9–12 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-020-01176-2

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