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ArticleScientific reports2021

Revisiting traditional SSR based methodologies available for elephant genetic studies.

M S L R P Marasinghe, R M R Nilanthi, H A B M Hathurusinghe, M G C Sooriyabandara, C H W M R B Chandrasekara, K A N C Jayawardana, M M Kodagoda, R C Rajapakse, P C G Bandaranayake

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M S L R P Marasinghe *Department of Wildlife Conservation, 811/A, Jayanthipura Road, Battaramulla, 10120, Sri Lanka.
R M R Nilanthi *Department of Wildlife Conservation, 811/A, Jayanthipura Road, Battaramulla, 10120, Sri Lanka.
H A B M Hathurusinghe *Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka.
M G C Sooriyabandara *Department of Wildlife Conservation, 811/A, Jayanthipura Road, Battaramulla, 10120, Sri Lanka.
C H W M R B Chandrasekara *Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka.
K A N C JayawardanaDepartment of Wildlife Conservation, 811/A, Jayanthipura Road, Battaramulla, 10120, Sri Lanka.
M M KodagodaAgricultural Biotechnology Centre, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka.
R C RajapakseDepartment of National Zoological Gardens, Anagarika Dharmapala Mawatha, Dehiwala, 10350, Sri Lanka.
P C G BandaranayakeAgricultural Biotechnology Centre, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka. pradeepag@agri.pdn.ac.lk.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) plays a significant role in natural ecosystems and it is considered as an endangered animal. Molecular genetics studies on elephants' dates back to 1990s. Microsatellite markers have been the preferred choice and have played a major role in ecological, evolutionary and conservation research on elephants over the past 20 years. However, technical constraints especially related to the specificity of traditionally developed microsatellite markers have brought to question their application, specifically when degraded samples are utilized for analysis. Therefore, we analyzed the specificity of 24 sets of microsatellite markers frequently used for elephant molecular work. Comparative wet lab analysis was done with blood and dung DNA in parallel with in silico work. Our data suggest cross-amplification of unspecific products when field-collected dung samples are utilized in assays. The necessity of Asian elephant specific set of microsatellites and or better molecular techniques are highlighted.

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Microsatellite RepeatsAnimalsConservation of Natural ResourcesEcosystemElectrophoresis, CapillaryElephantsPolymerase Chain ReactionSri Lanka

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