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Evaluating the genetic status of a closed colony of titi monkeys ( Callicebus cupreus) using multigenerational pedigrees
Author(s) -
Kanthaswamy Sree,
Bales Karen L.
Publication year - 2018
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.12331
Subject(s) - pedigree chart , inbreeding , biology , allele , genetics , genetic drift , evolutionary biology , genetic variation , demography , gene , population , sociology
Pedigree metrics are essential for investigating colony genetic structure. The genetic structure of a closed Callicebus cupreus colony was examined using multigenerational pedigrees. Inbreeding was low, but genetic drift caused the loss of founder genome representation. Pedigrees can be used to detect founder representation and prevent bottlenecks and allele loss.