Genetic survey of caribou populations using microsatellite DNA

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: James E.E. Kushny, John W. Coffin, Curtis Strobeck
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1996
• Subjects: caribou; microsatellites; DNA fingerprinting; population level analysis; Rangifer tarandus; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Canada; Peary; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.16.4.1277; https://doaj.org/article/77ad8d5e31cb46eab119a6a5d035b9dc

Microsatellite loci are highly variable regions of eukaryotic DNA that consist of tandemly repeated sequences of one to six nucleotides in length. The use of microsatellites and the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) are powerful tools for quantifying genetic variation within and among individual popul...