Relatedness estimation of captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximas) by DNA fingerprinting
Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1430130110.abs DNA from eighteen Asian elephants of known relatedness from three North American zoos was fingerprinted with the hypervariable probe M13. Paternity of a calf of known pedigree was verified. Paternity assignment of a calf having two proposed sires was suggested, but could not be conclusively determined due to a unique fragment in the […]