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Development of a microsatellite set for paternity assignment of captive rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) from Anhui Province, China

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Microsatellites are playing an important role in paternity assignment of animals. Given the cost and effort, it would be optimal to develop a minimal microsatellite marker set for paternity testing. This study was the first to assess paternity in a captive colony of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) from the Chinese province of Anhui using 10 polymorphic microsatellites. Results indicated that if at least 6 loci were genotyped, the probability of paternity assignment success was nearly 100%. Our results provide a panel of 6 markers that is effective for assessing paternity of subspecies M. m. siamica of Anhui origin.

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Xu, Y.R., Li, J.H., Zhu, Y. et al. Development of a microsatellite set for paternity assignment of captive rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) from Anhui Province, China. Russ J Genet 49, 730–736 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795413070144

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