Unit 9: Genetic monitoring

Question 1

What can genetic identification be applied in

Answer 1

-Species identification
- Identification of individuals or matching tissue samples
- Identifying population of origin
- Identifying relatedness or parentage of individuals

Question 2

What is species identification

Answer 2

-Identifying species of origin of tissue or biological products
- This can be used in cases of poaching or other crimes
- It can also be used in testing the species origin of sold processed meat

Question 3

The example where species identification was used in the department

Answer 3

-A study was conducted in the department where blood collected from a blesbok carcass was smeared on knives and left at room temperature.
- DNA was collected from the knives
– Once a week
– Every second day for 2 weeks
– Once a week for 4 weeks
-Cytochrome C oxidase was used
- The results was that the samples were still identifiable up until 52 days old

Question 4

An example of identifying relatedness or parentage of individuals

Answer 4

Determining the parentage of animals claimed to be born in legal captive breeding facilities
i.e parrots
This is also used for effective management in populations