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Abstract

Combination of the targeted amplification of nuclear introns and the analysis of single-stranded conformational polymorphisms has the potential to provide an inexpensive, rapid, versatile and sensitive genetic assay for evolutionary studies and conservation. We are developing primers and protocols to analyse nuclear introns in vertebrates, and are testing them in a population genetic study of marbled murrelets Brachyramphus marmoratus. Here we present protocols and results for introns for aldolase B, α-enolase, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and lamin A. Results suggest that this approach presents a potentially powerful method for detecting genetic variation within and among local populations and species of animals: (i) a variety of genes can be surveyed, including genes of special interest such as those involved in disease resistance; (ii) assays are rapid and relatively inexpensive; (iii) large numbers of genes can be assayed, enabling accurate estimation of variation in the total genome; (iv) almost any mutation can be detected in the genes amplified; (v) the exact nature of variation can be investigated by sequence analysis if desired; (vi) statistical methods previously developed for proteins and/or sequence data can be used; (vii) protocols can be easily transferred to other species and other laboratories; and (viii) assays can be performed on old or degraded samples, blood or museum skins, so that animals need not be killed. Results of analyses for murrelets support earlier evidence that North American and Asiatic subspecies represent reproductively isolated species, and that genetic differences exist among murrelets from different sites within North America.

Item ID:	28818
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1365-294X
Keywords:	aldolase; enolase; intron; glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; lamin; SSCP
Date Deposited:	19 Aug 2013 23:17
FoR Codes:	06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0604 Genetics > 060411 Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics @ 50% 06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0603 Evolutionary Biology > 060302 Biogeography and Phylogeography @ 50%
SEO Codes:	96 ENVIRONMENT > 9608 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity > 960808 Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity @ 100%
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