A non-invasive technique for sex determination of monomorphic birds

We report on the unambiguous identification of monomorphic bird from a freshly plucked feather in Gunung Ledang, Taman Negara, Johor. Genetic analysis accurately recognizes gender by comparing the intron length between CHDZ and CHDW that is preserved within the avian Z and W sex chromosomes. The s...

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Main Authors: Jessey Angat, Farida Zuraina Md Yusof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2015
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11787/
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spelling ukm-117872018-06-29T07:56:56Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11787/ A non-invasive technique for sex determination of monomorphic birds Jessey Angat, Farida Zuraina Md Yusof, We report on the unambiguous identification of monomorphic bird from a freshly plucked feather in Gunung Ledang, Taman Negara, Johor. Genetic analysis accurately recognizes gender by comparing the intron length between CHDZ and CHDW that is preserved within the avian Z and W sex chromosomes. The species under study were Stripe-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus finlaysoni), Olive-winged Bulbul (Pycnonotus plumosus), White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) and Collared Scops Owl (Otus lettia). PCR amplification using P2/P8 primer pairs produced single band in male (ZZ) and two bands in female (ZW) birds that ranged between 300-400 base pairs in length. The PCR products were confirmed by the preliminary experiment of known sex of both species of polymorphic birds. Thus, this PCR-based test is fast, accurate and applicable in these species. Therefore, it could be used for many conservation studies notably in threatened or rare species. Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2015-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11787/1/44_4_04.pdf Jessey Angat, and Farida Zuraina Md Yusof, (2015) A non-invasive technique for sex determination of monomorphic birds. Malaysian Applied Biology, 44 (4). pp. 27-30. ISSN 0126-8643 http://www.mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=554&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56
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description We report on the unambiguous identification of monomorphic bird from a freshly plucked feather in Gunung Ledang, Taman Negara, Johor. Genetic analysis accurately recognizes gender by comparing the intron length between CHDZ and CHDW that is preserved within the avian Z and W sex chromosomes. The species under study were Stripe-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus finlaysoni), Olive-winged Bulbul (Pycnonotus plumosus), White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) and Collared Scops Owl (Otus lettia). PCR amplification using P2/P8 primer pairs produced single band in male (ZZ) and two bands in female (ZW) birds that ranged between 300-400 base pairs in length. The PCR products were confirmed by the preliminary experiment of known sex of both species of polymorphic birds. Thus, this PCR-based test is fast, accurate and applicable in these species. Therefore, it could be used for many conservation studies notably in threatened or rare species.
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author Jessey Angat,
Farida Zuraina Md Yusof,
spellingShingle Jessey Angat,
Farida Zuraina Md Yusof,
A non-invasive technique for sex determination of monomorphic birds
author_facet Jessey Angat,
Farida Zuraina Md Yusof,
author_sort Jessey Angat,
title A non-invasive technique for sex determination of monomorphic birds
title_short A non-invasive technique for sex determination of monomorphic birds
title_full A non-invasive technique for sex determination of monomorphic birds
title_fullStr A non-invasive technique for sex determination of monomorphic birds
title_full_unstemmed A non-invasive technique for sex determination of monomorphic birds
title_sort non-invasive technique for sex determination of monomorphic birds
publisher Malaysian Society of Applied Biology
publishDate 2015
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11787/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11787/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11787/1/44_4_04.pdf
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