Highly variable STR markers of Neobalanocarpus heimii (Dipterocarpaceae) for forensic DNA profiling

Neobalanocarpus heimii, locally known as chengal, is an important timber species in Peninsular Malaysia. Owing to the high demand for its valuable timber, N. heimii is subjected to illegal logging and this species may become endangered in the near future. The present study was designed to identify a...

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Main Authors: Tnah, Lee Hong, Lee, Soon Leong, Ng, Kevin Kit Siong, Qamaruz Zaman, Faridah, Ibrahim, Faridah Hanum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Forest Research Institute Malaysia 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15014/1/Highly%20variable%20STR%20markers%20of%20Neobalanocarpus%20heimii.pdf
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author Tnah, Lee Hong
Lee, Soon Leong
Ng, Kevin Kit Siong
Qamaruz Zaman, Faridah
Ibrahim, Faridah Hanum
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Lee, Soon Leong
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description Neobalanocarpus heimii, locally known as chengal, is an important timber species in Peninsular Malaysia. Owing to the high demand for its valuable timber, N. heimii is subjected to illegal logging and this species may become endangered in the near future. The present study was designed to identify a set of highly polymorphic short tandem repeat (STR) markers for timber tracking of N. heimii. An extensive evaluation of 51 STRs developed for Dipterocarpaceae managed to identify 12 STR loci (Nhe004, Nhe005, Nhe011, Nhe015, Nhe018, Hbi161, Sle392, Sle605, Slu044a, Shc03, Shc04 and Shc07), which showed specific amplification, high polymorphism, single-locus mode of inheritance, absence of null alleles and absence of mononucleotide repeat motifs in N. heimii. These loci can be readily used to establish a linkage between the evidentiary sample and the source, thus providing a useful set of markers for individual identification in N. heimii.
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spelling upm.eprints-150142016-08-22T08:36:26Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15014/ Highly variable STR markers of Neobalanocarpus heimii (Dipterocarpaceae) for forensic DNA profiling Tnah, Lee Hong Lee, Soon Leong Ng, Kevin Kit Siong Qamaruz Zaman, Faridah Ibrahim, Faridah Hanum Neobalanocarpus heimii, locally known as chengal, is an important timber species in Peninsular Malaysia. Owing to the high demand for its valuable timber, N. heimii is subjected to illegal logging and this species may become endangered in the near future. The present study was designed to identify a set of highly polymorphic short tandem repeat (STR) markers for timber tracking of N. heimii. An extensive evaluation of 51 STRs developed for Dipterocarpaceae managed to identify 12 STR loci (Nhe004, Nhe005, Nhe011, Nhe015, Nhe018, Hbi161, Sle392, Sle605, Slu044a, Shc03, Shc04 and Shc07), which showed specific amplification, high polymorphism, single-locus mode of inheritance, absence of null alleles and absence of mononucleotide repeat motifs in N. heimii. These loci can be readily used to establish a linkage between the evidentiary sample and the source, thus providing a useful set of markers for individual identification in N. heimii. Forest Research Institute Malaysia 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15014/1/Highly%20variable%20STR%20markers%20of%20Neobalanocarpus%20heimii.pdf Tnah, Lee Hong and Lee, Soon Leong and Ng, Kevin Kit Siong and Qamaruz Zaman, Faridah and Ibrahim, Faridah Hanum (2010) Highly variable STR markers of Neobalanocarpus heimii (Dipterocarpaceae) for forensic DNA profiling. Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 22 (2). pp. 214-226. ISSN 0128-1283 https://www.frim.gov.my/publication/journal-of-tropical-forest-science-jtfs/
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Highly variable STR markers of Neobalanocarpus heimii (Dipterocarpaceae) for forensic DNA profiling
title Highly variable STR markers of Neobalanocarpus heimii (Dipterocarpaceae) for forensic DNA profiling
title_full Highly variable STR markers of Neobalanocarpus heimii (Dipterocarpaceae) for forensic DNA profiling
title_fullStr Highly variable STR markers of Neobalanocarpus heimii (Dipterocarpaceae) for forensic DNA profiling
title_full_unstemmed Highly variable STR markers of Neobalanocarpus heimii (Dipterocarpaceae) for forensic DNA profiling
title_short Highly variable STR markers of Neobalanocarpus heimii (Dipterocarpaceae) for forensic DNA profiling
title_sort highly variable str markers of neobalanocarpus heimii dipterocarpaceae for forensic dna profiling
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15014/1/Highly%20variable%20STR%20markers%20of%20Neobalanocarpus%20heimii.pdf
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