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ArticleIntegrative zoology2025

Molecular Method Based on Hydrolysis Probe Assays to Identify the Sex Chromosomes of Iberian Desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) Using Non-Invasive Sampling.

Adriana Ripa, María Jesús Palacios-Gonzalez, José A Díaz-Caballero, Antonio Espinosa, Francisco Javier Zalba, Juan Luis García-Zapata, José Luis Fernádez-García

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Adriana RipaGenetic and Animal Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7786-1173
María Jesús Palacios-GonzalezDirección General de Sostenibilidad, Junta de Extremadura, Mérida, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9924-2290
José A Díaz-CaballeroDirección General de Sostenibilidad, Junta de Extremadura, Mérida, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8866-5626
Antonio EspinosaGenetic and Animal Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4659-9149
Francisco Javier ZalbaÁrea del Medio Natural, Sociedad de Gestión Pública de Extremadura (GPEX), Junta de Extremadura, Mérida, Spain.
Juan Luis García-ZapataDepartment of Mathematics, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1419-1672
José Luis Fernádez-GarcíaGenetic and Animal Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4328-7772

Funding

LIFE+Desmania Project LIFE11/NAT/ES/000691Programa para la recuperación y conservación de Galemys pyrenaicus y su hábitat en Castilla y León y Extremadura and the project 0620_BIOTRANS_4_E, which is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) through the Interreg Cooperation Programme INTERREG V-A Spain-Portugal (POCTEP 2014- 2020).
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Abstract

Desmans belong to the subfamily Desmaninae, which are members of the family Talpidae. Desmans and moles show limited sexual dimorphism, making unclear sex discrimination by phenotypic assessment. The Iberian desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) is an endangered species with a severe population decline. Knowledge of sex and sex ratio is essential for conservation and management. Based on these arguments and although previous conventional PCR studies amplifying DBX/DBY genes were relatively successful in sexing the desman, high-resolution sex-specific PCR has been requested. All these reasons encouraged us to develop new species-specific RT-qPCR assays by TaqMan probes to determine the sex in desman, especially with genetic material from non-invasive samples. Accordingly, efficiency, limit of detection (LOD), specificity, and DNA analysis from faeces were verified. The target genes DBX and DBY were amplified with gDNA from both sexes, with Y-chromosome consistently absent in the female. Despite the modest efficiency, regression analysis (R

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Sex ChromosomesSex Determination AnalysisAnimalsFemaleMaleDBX/DBYGalemys pyrenaicusnon‐invasive samplesRT‐qPCRsex identification

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