TY  - JOUR
A1  - Grahn, R. A.
A1  - Kurushima, J. D.
A1  - Billings, N. C.
A1  - Grahn, J. C.
A1  - Halverson, J. L.
A1  - Hammer, E.
A1  - Ho, C. K.
A1  - Kun, T. J.
A1  - Levy, J. K.
A1  - Lipinski, M. J.
A1  - Mwenda, J. M.
A1  - Ozpinar, H.
A1  - Schuster, R. K.
A1  - Shoorijeh, S. J.
A1  - Tarditi, C. R.
A1  - Waly, N. E.
A1  - Wictum, E. J.
A1  - Lyons, L. A.
T1  - Feline non-repetitive mitochondrial DNA control region database for forensic evidence
JF  - Forensic science international : an international journal dedicated to the applications of genetics in the administration of justice ; Genetics
N2  - The domestic cat is the one of the most popular pets throughout the world. A by-product of owning, interacting with, or being in a household with a cat is the transfer of shed fur to clothing or personal objects. As trace evidence, transferred cat fur is a relatively untapped resource for forensic scientists. Both phenotypic and genotypic characteristics can be obtained from cat fur, but databases for neither aspect exist. Because cats incessantly groom, cat fur may have nucleated cells, not only in the hair bulb, but also as epithelial cells on the hair shaft deposited during the grooming process, thereby generally providing material for DNA profiling. To effectively exploit cat hair as a resource, representative databases must be established. The current study evaluates 402 bp of the mtDNA control region (CR) from 1394 cats, including cats from 25 distinct worldwide populations and 26 breeds. Eighty-three percent of the cats are represented by 12 major mitotypes. An additional 8.0% are clearly derived from the major mitotypes. Unique sequences are found in 7.5% of the cats. The overall genetic diversity for this data set is 0.8813 +/- 0.0046 with a random match probability of 11.8%. This region of the cat mtDNA has discriminatory power suitable for forensic application worldwide.
KW  - Forensic science
KW  - Domestic cat
KW  - mtDNA
KW  - Mitochondria
KW  - d-Loop
KW  - Control region
Y1  - 2011
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigen.2010.01.013
SN  - 1872-4973
VL  - 5
IS  - 1
SP  - 33
EP  - 42
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Clare
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Sammler, Svenja
A1  - Ketmaier, Valerio
A1  - Havenstein, Katja
A1  - Tiedemann, Ralph
T1  - Intraspecific rearrangement of duplicated mitochondrial control regions in the luzon tarictic hornbill penelopides manillae (Aves: Bucerotidae)
T2  - Journal of molecular evolution
N2  - Philippine hornbills of the genera Aceros and Penelopides (Bucerotidae) are known to possess a large tandemly duplicated fragment in their mitochondrial genome, whose paralogous parts largely evolve in concert. In the present study, we surveyed the two distinguishable duplicated control regions in several individuals of the Luzon Tarictic Hornbill Penelopides manillae, compare their characteristics within and across individuals, and report on an intraspecific mitochondrial gene rearrangement found in one single specimen, i.e., an interchange between the two control regions. To our knowledge, this is the first observation of two distinct mitochondrial genome rearrangements within a bird species. We briefly discuss a possible evolutionary mechanism responsible for this pattern, and highlight potential implications for the application of control region sequences as a marker in population genetics and phylogeography.
KW  - Bucerotidae
KW  - Concerted evolution
KW  - Control region
KW  - Mitochondrial gene order
KW  - Mitochondrial recombination
KW  - Philippine archipelago
Y1  - 2013
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00239-013-9591-y
SN  - 0022-2844
SN  - 1432-1432
VL  - 77
IS  - 5-6
SP  - 199
EP  - 205
PB  - Springer
CY  - New York
ER  -