Comparison of universal mtDNA primers in species identification of animals in a sample with severely degraded DNA.
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Simple Summary: Genetic methods can currently be used to identify the species of an animal on the basis of the animal itself, its fragments or tissues, or products obtained from it. This study presents typical molecular markers used in species identification. It presents a procedure comparing mtDNA primers used to determine the species of animal from which an item secured at a border crossing (a keychain) was made. Abstract: Analysis of mitochondrial DNA, specifically the cytochrome b gene (cyt b), has become an essential tool for species identification. In the case of degraded samples, in which DNA is fractionated, universal primers, which are highly effective at amplifying the target region, are necessary. The material analysed in this study was a keychain made of bone, which was secured at a border crossing due to the suspicion that it was made of ivory. Due to processing of the bone and the likelihood of DNA degradation, five pairs of universal primers with different product lengths (from 148 to 990 base pairs) were used for species identification. Fragments of mtDNA from the cyt b and the 12S rRNA and 16S rRNA subunits were analysed. The analysis showed that only one pair of primers (L15601/H15748) enabled identification of the species, which is very common in samples with highly degraded DNA. The material was bone tissue belonging to the species Bos taurus (cattle). Species identification by molecular methods is extremely important in analysis of material when the species cannot be identified on the basis of morphological characteristics.
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