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Mitigating Chinese–Indian rhesus macaque ( Macaca mulatta ) hybridity at the California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC)
Author(s) -
Kanthaswamy Sree,
Ng Jillian,
Broatch Jennifer,
Short Jennifer,
Roberts Jeffrey
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/jmp.12231
Subject(s) - hybridity , macaque , biology , inbreeding , rhesus macaque , demography , genetics , anthropology , ecology , sociology , population
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.

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