Sexing European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) and mountain hares (Lepus timidus) with ZFX and ZFY loci.

We describe a new method for the sex determination of tissue originating from Oryctolagus cuniculus (European rabbit), Lepus europaeus (European brown hare) and Lepus timidus (mountain hare) based on PCR-RFLP analysis of point mutations that differentiate the ZFX and ZFY gene sequences. Among severa...

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Published in:Molecular Ecology Resources
Main Authors: FONTANESI, LUCA, TAZZOLI, MARCO, RUSSO, VINCENZO, Pecchioli E., Hauffe H. C., Robinson T. J.
Other Authors: Fontanesi L., Tazzoli M., Hauffe H.C., Robinson T.J., Russo V.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
SEX DETERMINATION
EUROPEAN RABBIT
EUROPEAN BROWN HARE
MOUNTAIN HARE
ZFX/ZFY
Lepus timidus
mountain hare
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11585/63493
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02167.x
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Summary:We describe a new method for the sex determination of tissue originating from Oryctolagus cuniculus (European rabbit), Lepus europaeus (European brown hare) and Lepus timidus (mountain hare) based on PCR-RFLP analysis of point mutations that differentiate the ZFX and ZFY gene sequences. Among several applications, this PCR-RFLP method could be used to investigate gender ratio and evaluate the population dynamics of these species using samples collected when sex cannot be identified.

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