analysis of kuwait feral cat population structure
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Population Structure of the Feral
Cats of Kuwait
Hasan Alhaddad
University of California, Davis
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Cat Domestication
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1) Lipinski et al., 2008
Global Genetic Evaluation of Cat Populations1
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Kuwait Feral Cat Samples
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Microsatellite Genotyping
- 43 microsatellites (9 multiplexes (4-5 each).
- Microsatellites were chosen based on (high heterozygosity –
high polymorphism - high chromosomal distribution).
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Structure1 Analysis
Turkey
Cyprus
Iraq
Iran
Dubai
Lebanon
Israel
Kuwait
Egypt
Kenya
K. islands
Pop 1 Pop 2 Pop 3 Pop 4 Pop 5 Pop 6
1) Pritchard et al., 2000
- 10,000 and 100,000 iterations.
- K=16
- Delta K K=6
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New Populations FIS
Population #
0.108
0.12
0.093
0.0810.085
0.112
0
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.1
0.12
0.14
1 2 3 4 5 6
Pop 1 Pop 2 Pop 3 Pop 4 Pop 5 Pop 6
FIS
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Individuals within Kuwait Population
- Kuwait cat population seem to be hybrids between Iraq and
Iran populations.
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Acknowledgment
Lyons Lab:
- Dr. L. Lyons
- Jennifer Kurushima
- Others
K’S PATH:
- Aysha Alhumaidhi