Paternity Determination with DNA Fingerprinting in a Grizzly Bear Population

January 1, 1994

Paternity Determination with DNA Fingerprinting in a Grizzly Bear Population

We extracted DNA from 120 grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) in an arctic population for paternity analysis using DNA fingerprinting. Preliminary results indicate that a combination of several probes and/or enzymes will be necessary to identify sires of offspring with known mothers. Development of genetic profiles will provide estimates of population genetics parameters such as inbreeding coefficients, heterozygosity, and degree of polymorphism to use as a baseline in managing this and other, more endangered, populations. We present these preliminary results in order to inform others of the direction of our research and to facilitate sample collection and lab work in other studies.

Author(s) Lance Craighead and Ernie R. Vyse and Harry V. Reynolds
Volume 9
Issue
Pages 529-531
Publication Date 1 January 1994
DOI 10.2307/3872741
File Size 519.22 KB
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