A biogeographical population genetics perspective of the colonization of cats in Latin America and temporal genetic changes in Brazilian cat populations
We used nine morphological genes to analyze cat populations from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, the Colombian, Brazilian and Peruvian Amazon, Bolivia and Brazil. Most populations were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium at the O locus. The highest allele frequencies so far detected at world level for all...
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| description | We used nine morphological genes to analyze cat populations from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, the Colombian, Brazilian and Peruvian Amazon, Bolivia and Brazil. Most populations were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium at the O locus. The highest allele frequencies so far detected at world level for alleles I (inhibitor) and L (long hair) were found at La Paz (Bolivia). The analyses revealed at least five cat gene pools in Latin America: These findings suggest that the current genetic distribution of cats in Latin America correlates with the colonization of the Americas during the XIV to XVIII centuries. Additionally, the cat populations of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Manaus were sampled, to compare their 1996-2003 genetic profiles with those obtained in 1983. Generally, these genetic profiles seem temporally stable, which is important for comparing cat populations sampled in different years and decades. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-25086a1230bb48b5b6474de2a77acda72022-12-21T20:29:50ZengSociedade Brasileira de GenéticaGenetics and Molecular Biology1415-47571678-46852008-01-0131377278210.1590/S1415-47572008000400026A biogeographical population genetics perspective of the colonization of cats in Latin America and temporal genetic changes in Brazilian cat populationsManuel Ruiz-GarcíaDiana AlvarezWe used nine morphological genes to analyze cat populations from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, the Colombian, Brazilian and Peruvian Amazon, Bolivia and Brazil. Most populations were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium at the O locus. The highest allele frequencies so far detected at world level for alleles I (inhibitor) and L (long hair) were found at La Paz (Bolivia). The analyses revealed at least five cat gene pools in Latin America: These findings suggest that the current genetic distribution of cats in Latin America correlates with the colonization of the Americas during the XIV to XVIII centuries. Additionally, the cat populations of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Manaus were sampled, to compare their 1996-2003 genetic profiles with those obtained in 1983. Generally, these genetic profiles seem temporally stable, which is important for comparing cat populations sampled in different years and decades.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572008000400026domestic catsLatin American catspopulation geneticsgenetic changes |
| spellingShingle | Manuel Ruiz-García Diana Alvarez A biogeographical population genetics perspective of the colonization of cats in Latin America and temporal genetic changes in Brazilian cat populations Genetics and Molecular Biology domestic cats Latin American cats population genetics genetic changes |
| title | A biogeographical population genetics perspective of the colonization of cats in Latin America and temporal genetic changes in Brazilian cat populations |
| title_full | A biogeographical population genetics perspective of the colonization of cats in Latin America and temporal genetic changes in Brazilian cat populations |
| title_fullStr | A biogeographical population genetics perspective of the colonization of cats in Latin America and temporal genetic changes in Brazilian cat populations |
| title_full_unstemmed | A biogeographical population genetics perspective of the colonization of cats in Latin America and temporal genetic changes in Brazilian cat populations |
| title_short | A biogeographical population genetics perspective of the colonization of cats in Latin America and temporal genetic changes in Brazilian cat populations |
| title_sort | biogeographical population genetics perspective of the colonization of cats in latin america and temporal genetic changes in brazilian cat populations |
| topic | domestic cats Latin American cats population genetics genetic changes |
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