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Deer - Genetics
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Definition of 'Deer'The family Cervidae of 17 genera and 45 species occurring nearly throughout North America, South America, and Eurasia, on most associated continental islands, and in northern Africa. Wild populations of deer have been established through introduction by people in Cuba, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and other places where the family does not naturally occur. They are slim, long-legged and best characterized by the presence of antlers. Their habitat is forests, swamps, brush country, deserts, and arctic tundra. They are usually good swimmers; some migrate seasonally. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1362) |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Genetic variability of the prion protein gene (PRNP) in wild ruminants from Italy and Scotland.
30 May 2009 
The genetics of the prion protein gene (PRNP) play a crucial role in determining the relative susceptibility to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in several mammalian species. To determine the PRNP gene variability in European red ... Read more...
17 Mar 2009 
Quaternary climatic oscillations greatly influenced the present-day population genetic structure of animals and plants. For species with high dispersal and reproductive potential, phylogeographic patterns resulting from historical processes can be ... Read more...
15 Mar 2009 Polygyny is expected to erode genetic variability by reducing the diversity of genetic contribution of males to the next generation, although empirical evidence shows that genetic variability in polygynous populations is not lost as rapidly as ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Deer - Genetics'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Genetic variability of the prion protein gene (PRNP) in wild ruminants from Italy and Scotland. 30 May 2009
- Species-wide phylogeography of North American mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus): cryptic glacial refugia and postglacial recolonization. 17 Mar 2009
- Polygyny can increase rather than decrease genetic diversity contributed by males relative to females: evidence from red deer. 15 Mar 2009
- Landscape genetics of California mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus): the roles of ecological and historical factors in generating differentiation. 10 Mar 2009
- Transmission of scrapie and sheep-passaged bovine spongiform encephalopathy prions to transgenic mice expressing elk prion protein. 2 Mar 2009
- Polymorphisms at the PRNP gene influence susceptibility to chronic wasting disease in two species of deer (Odocoileus Spp.) in western Canada. 30 Dec 2008
- Identification of cervidae DNA in feedstuff using a real-time polymerase chain reaction method with the new fluorescence intercalating dye EvaGreen. 30 Dec 2008
- Evidence for cryptic genetic discontinuity in a recently expanded sika deer population on the Boso Peninsula, central Japan. 30 Dec 2008
- Molecular survey for Anaplasma bovis and Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in cattle in a pastureland where sika deer appear in Hokkaido, Japan. 30 Dec 2008
- Identifying novel genes involved in both deer physiological and human pathological osteoporosis. 22 Dec 2008
- Genetic diversity of captive forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii) inferred from the mitochondrial DNA control region. 10 Dec 2008
- Heterozygosity-fitness correlations revealed by neutral and candidate gene markers in roe deer from a long-term study. 16 Nov 2008
- Genetic diversity and population structure of Scottish Highland red deer (Cervus elaphus) populations: a mitochondrial survey. 10 Nov 2008
- The dynamics of a quantitative trait in an age-structured population living in a variable environment. 30 Oct 2008
- Genetic variation in domestic and wild elk (Cervus elaphus). 22 Oct 2008
- Population structure and genetic diversity of moose in Alaska. Oct 2008
- Species and sex identification of the Korean goral (Nemorhaedus caudatus) by molecular analysis of non-invasive samples. 3 Aug 2008
- Identification of complete mitochondrial genome of the tufted deer. 30 Jul 2008
- Sequence characterization and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism of the mitochondrial DNA 12S rRNA gene provides a method for species identification of Indian deer. 30 Jul 2008
- The surprising evolutionary history of South American deer. 16 Jul 2008
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Technical information about 'Deer'
Definition: The family Cervidae of 17 genera and 45 species occurring nearly throughout North America, South America, and Eurasia, on most associated continental islands, and in northern Africa. Wild populations of deer have been established through introduction by people in Cuba, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and other places where the family does not naturally occur. They are slim, long-legged and best characterized by the presence of antlers. Their habitat is forests, swamps, brush country, deserts, and arctic tundra. They are usually good swimmers; some migrate seasonally. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1362)
Descriptor UI: D003670
Alternative terms: Deer; Deers;
Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; embryology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; injuries; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; physiology; psychology; surgery; urine; virology;
Tree Number: B01.150.900.649.077.380.373;
History Note: 68
Technical Notes: includes elk, wapiti, moose, caribou, REINDEER & MUNTJACS; IM; qualif permitted