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
Cat Domestication
1) Lipinski et al., 2008
Global Genetic Evaluation of Cat Populations1
Kuwait Feral Cat Samples
Microsatellite Genotyping
- 43 microsatellites (9 multiplexes (4-5 each).
- Microsatellites were chosen based on (high heterozygosity –
high polymorphism - high chromosomal distribution).
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
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
Individuals within Kuwait Population
- Kuwait cat population seem to be hybrids between Iraq and
Iran populations.
Acknowledgment
Lyons Lab:
- Dr. L. Lyons
- Jennifer Kurushima
- Others
K’S PATH:
- Aysha Alhumaidhi