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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Su Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6545102 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Su Qian Q Yao Yongfang Y Zhao Qin Q Li Diyan D Xie Meng M Wu Jiayun J Wen Anxiang A Wang Qin Q Zhu Guangxiang G Ni Qingyong Q Zhang Mingwang M Xu Huailiang H
PeerJ 20190529
Rhesus macaques are raised in almost every Chinese zoo due to their likeability and ease in feeding; however, little is yet known about the genetic diversity of rhesus macaques in captivity. In this study, a 475-base pair nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial DNA control region was obtained from the fecal DNA of 210 rhesus macaque individuals in captivity. A total of 69 haplotypes were defined, 51 of which (73.9%) were newly identified. Of all haplotypes, seven were shared between two zoos, a ...[more]