AUTHOR=Knoll Ales , Wijacki Jan , Plasil Martin , Burger Pamela A. , Horin Petr 

TITLE=Microsatellite markers of the major histocompatibility complex genomic region of domestic camels

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Genetics

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.1015288

DOI=10.3389/fgene.2022.1015288

ISSN=1664-8021

ABSTRACT=We described and characterized 11 polymorphic microsatellite markers suitable for routine testing (three in the MHC class I sub-region, four in MHC class II and four in the MHC class III sub-region) of dromedaries and Bactrian camels. In total of 38 dromedaries and 33 Bactrian camels were genotyped and interspecific differences were observed in the numbers of alleles, in allelic frequencies as well as in observed heterozygosity. These loci may be used as markers to study adaptive genetic diversity of the MHC region in Old World camels.