Short tandem repeats

Genetic data for 15 STR loci in a Kadazan-Dusun population from East Malaysia

B. P. Kee, Lian, L. H., Lee, P. C., Lai, T. X., and Chua, K. H., “Genetic data for 15 STR loci in a Kadazan-Dusun population from East Malaysia”, vol. 10, pp. 739-743, 2011.

Allele frequencies of 15 short tandem repeat (STR) loci, namely D5S818, D7S820, D13S317, D16S539, TH01, TPOX, Penta D, Penta E, D3S1358, D8S1179, D18S51, D21S11, CSF1PO, vWA, and FGA, were determined for 154 individuals from the Kadazan-Dusun tribe, an indigenous population of East Malaysia. All loci were amplified by polymerase chain reaction, using the Powerplex 16 system. Alleles were typed using a gene analyzer and the Genemapper ID software.

Allele frequencies and genetic diversity in two groups of wild tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella nigritus) living in an urban forest fragment

J. Margareth Amaral, Simões, A. Luiz, and De Jong, D., “Allele frequencies and genetic diversity in two groups of wild tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella nigritus) living in an urban forest fragment”, vol. 4, pp. 832-838, 2005.

There have been numerous studies genetically characterizing Old World Primates using microsatellites. However, few studies have been made of New World species and none on free-ranging Cebus apella, even though it is probably the most widely distributed species of monkey in the New World. The paucity of studies is due, in part, to the lack of polymorphisms described for this species.