MICROSATELLITE ANALYSIS OF MEHSANA AND PANDHARPURI BUFFALOES (BUBALUS BUBALIS)

Vanshika Goel

Sainyam Goel

Vol. 2, Jan-Dec 2016

Page Number: 99 - 133

Abstract:

Microsatellite are short segment of DNA in which specific motifs of 1-6 bases is repeated upto 100 times or so (Tautz, 1993). The term microsatellite introduced by Litt and Lutty (1989) to characterize the tandemly repeat sequence motif. Microsatellite also known as simple sequence repeats (Tautz, 1989), short tandem repeats (Edwards et al, 1991) and sequence tagged microsatellite repeats (STMR). The buffalo, aptly termed as the “Black Goldmine Of India”, occupies a crucial place in the country by being a source of plethora of items, utilize and services. Domestication of the buffalo took place at an early age during Indus Valley civilization (3250 to 2750 BC). The buffalo is the first foremost a beast of labour, employed in the crop fields, pulling of carts, and working of mills and wells. Especially in India and other Southeast Asian countries it is stronger and more consistent than domestic cattle. In India ten important breeds of buffaloes have been described. The buffalo biodiversity in India constitutes 10 well-defined breeds of buffaloes apart from non-descript types. India possesses the richest source of germplasm of buffaloes and the best dairy breeds domesticated in northwestern region of the country.

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