Perfis diagnósticos do gene Citocromo b para a identificação molecular de paca (Cuniculus paca): Implições para a deteção e monitoramento de caça e comércio ilegal
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2016-02-01
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Paca (Cuniculus paca Linnaeus, 1766) is the second largest rodent found in Brazil. The quality of the meat and a long tradition of hunting have contributed to the decline of the natural populations of this species. Hunting of paca is strictly prohibited in Brazil, but in spite of this restriction, no forensic tools are available for the identification of the meat. We describe an efficient method, based on single nucleotide polymorphisms of the cytochrome b gene, that can be used to differentiate biological material derived from paca from those of domestic species commonly used as sources of meat. The identification of the presence of C. paca in the samples was 100% reliable.
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Brazilian Journal of Biology, v. 76, n. 1, p. 55-58, 2016.
