Genetic markers of colour for determining the genetic structure of domestic cats (Felis catus) in rural areas of Lorica, Colombia

• Autores: Causil Vargas, Luis Alfonso, Rodríguez De La Barrera, Adrián, Causil Vargas, Orlando
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2017
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/13056
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/13056
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: genetic diversity; allele frequencies; heterozygosity; Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium; habitat; diversidad genética; frecuencia alélica; heterocigosidad; equilibrio Hardy-Weinberg; hábitat

The aim of this study was to analyse the genetic structure of domestic cats (Felis catus) in rural environments in Lorica, Colombia using morphological markers of colour. A phenotypic classification was made of 134 individuals distributed in three populations, attending to the presence or absence of the autosomal markers Non-agouti, Blotched tabby, Dilution, White spotting, Dominant white and the marker Orange linked to sex. The Blotched tabby marker was the most frequent and showed a possible natural selection, while Dominant white showed the lowest values. Populations showed absence of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Moreover, an excess of homozygotes was evident, and differences between populations and scarce gene flow between populations was found. Polymorphism of genes that encode the colour of cats in rural habitats likely differ from domestic conditions in urban environment.