Identification and characterization of a tandem repeat in exon III of the dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) gene in cetaceans

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A dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) gene exon III tandem repeat from the order cetacea is identified and characterized. The species in the study came in from four different families with both suborders being represented that is, Odontoceti (white-beaked dolphin, harbor porpoise and sperm whale) and Mysticeti (minke whale).

author: Mogensen, Line, Kinze, Carl Christian, Werge, Thomas, Rasmussen, Henrik Berg
Denmark, DNA testing, DNA identification, Gene amplification, Exon (Molecular genetics), Exons (Molecular genetics)

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DNA Surveillance:Web-based molecular identification of whales, dolphins, and porpoises

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The authors describe Web-based application called DNA Surveilance which is used in population and species identification of unknown specimens. The system is aligning user-submitted DNA sequences with the curated data set of reference sequence.

author: Ross, H. A., Lento, G. M., Dalebout, M. L., Goode, M., Ewing, G., McLaren, P., Rodrigo, A. G., Lavery, S., Baker, C. S.
Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing, Services information, Drugs, New Zealand, Deoxyribonucleic Acid, Porpoises, Methods, Services, Internet, DNA, Nucleotide sequence, Base sequence, Heredity, Population genetics, Dolphins, Dolphins (Mammals), Methodology, Research methods, Genetic research, Delphinidae

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Mitochondrial DNA diversity and population structure among southern right whales (Eubalaena australis)

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The mitochondrial DNA diversity of southern right whales shows 37 unique haplotypes. The haplotype diversity in southern Atlantic is attributed to the gene flow between adjacent calving grounds.

author: Best, Peter B., Patenaude, Nathalie J., Payne, Roger S., Portway, Vicky A., Rowntree, Vicky A., Schaeff, Cathy M., Rivarola, Mariana, Bannister, John L., Baker, Scott C.
Behavior, Mitochondrial DNA, Population density, Gene flow

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subjects list: Research, Analysis, Genetic aspects, Whales, Cetacea
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