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Estimation of genetic variability of the founder population in a conservation scheme using microsatellites
Author(s) -
Toro M. A.,
Barragán C.,
Óvilo C.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
animal genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2052
pISSN - 0268-9146
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2052.2003.00988.x
Subject(s) - microsatellite , founder effect , biology , genetic similarity , population , similarity (geometry) , effective population size , estimation , evolutionary biology , genetics , statistics , genetic variation , genetic diversity , demography , gene , mathematics , computer science , haplotype , allele , artificial intelligence , management , sociology , economics , image (mathematics)
Summary In a conservation programme with genealogical records it is possible to estimate the amount of variability of the founder population from a measure of the similarity among the individuals in the current population based on microsatellite markers. Here we compare three available methods and we shown that the one based on the molecular coancestry coefficient should be preferred.