Pilot Study: Application of Bovine Genomic Tools to Genome Mapping in Llama/Alpaca

(MAF study sponsored by ARF)

Principal investigator:

Kent M. Reed, PhD
University of Minnesota

Researchers used two genetic tools to identify similarities between the llama and alpaca genomes and the bovine genome. They learned that the genomes have many features in common, making the bovine whole genome sequence a valuable research tool in studying genetic issues of llamas and alpacas. That said, genome-specific resources are still needed for both the llama and alpaca.