Development of novel DNA markers for genetic analysis of grey hamsters by cross-species amplification of microsatellites
, “Development of novel DNA markers for genetic analysis of grey hamsters by cross-species amplification of microsatellites”, vol. 14, pp. 14339-14347, 2015.
The grey hamster has been used in biomedical research for decades. However, effective molecular methods for evaluating the genetic structure of this species are lacking, which hinders its wider usage. In this study, we employed cross-amplification of microsatellite loci of species within the same genus by polymerase chain reaction. Loci screened included 107 from the Mongolian gerbil (MG) and 60 from the Chinese hamster (CH); of these, 15 polymorphic loci were identified for the grey hamster.
