Advances on Microhaplotype Genetic Markers and Application Potentials in Conservation of Animals
The microhaplotype,as a kind of new genetic marker,has gradually attracted the attention of researchers in the fields of forensic genetics and population genetics in capable of their high stability,no interference from"stutter"peaks,high polymorphisms,short amplification fragments and fewer SNP locus requirements,and has been well applied in kinship analysis and paternity testing.This paper reviews the developments,nomenclature and screening criteria of the microhaplo-types,retrospects the progress of data acquisition,analysis and detection,comprehensively compares the microhaplo-types with the microsatellites and SNPs at first,and introduces the application potentials,challenges and opportunities of the microhaplotype genetic markers in zoology,with the hope of providing a reference for related research.
MicrohaplotypeGenetic markersEvolutionApplication potential of zo-ology