First evidence of hybridization between golden jackal (Canis aureus) and domestic dog (Canis familiaris) as revealed by genetic markers

摘要: Interspecific hybridization is relatively frequent in nature and numerous cases of between wild canids domestic dogs have been recorded. However, hybrids golden jackals (Canis aureus) other not described before. In this study, we combined the use biparental (15 autosomal microsatellites three major histocompatibility complex (MHC) loci) uniparental (mtDNA control region a Y-linked Zfy intron) genetic markers to assess admixed origin wild-living showing anomalous phenotypic traits. Results indicated that these were dogs. One them was backcross jackal another one dog, confirming jackal–domestic dog are fertile. The showed direction hybridization, namely females species hybridizing with male dogs, common most canid hybridization. A melanistic 3bp-deletion at K locus (β-defensin CDB103 gene), absent reference samples, but found black coat, suggested its introgression from via Moreover, demonstrated MHC sequences, although rarely used as can be also suitable for identification hybrids, long haplotypes exclusive parental species.