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Saving the California Condor

Saving the California Condor. Amy Welsh Jed Doelling Emily Lilly Sarah Josway Randy Phyllis Stephanie Young. Goals Apply Mendelian genetics and pedigree analysis to modern problems Outcomes

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Saving the California Condor

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  1. Saving the California Condor Amy Welsh Jed Doelling Emily Lilly Sarah Josway Randy Phyllis Stephanie Young

  2. Goals • Apply Mendelian genetics and pedigree analysis to modern problems • Outcomes • Use information from pedigree analysis to design optimal breeding pairs for the California Condor

  3. California Condors • Critically endangered • 22 individuals • Captive breeding program • Some mating pairs frequently produced non-hatching eggs • Chondrodystrophy • Lethal disorder

  4. Genetics Review for Pedigree Analysis A Amut A AA AAmut AmutAmutAAmutAmut Gamete from mother Gamete from father

  5. Pedigree Analysis Female Affected female Male Affected male

  6. A C B Female Affected female Male Affected male Dead affected male / Is this trait inherited as 1) Dominant 2) Recessive http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/

  7. A C B Female Affected female Male Affected male Dead affected male / What is the genotype of individual A 1) Homozygous dominant 2) Homozygous recessive 3) Heterozygous 4) Too little information http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/

  8. 1 3 2 4 Female Affected female Male Affected male Dead affected male / Which individual is LEAST likely to carry the mutant allele? http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/

  9. California Condor: You’re the Zoo! 49 32 12 44 30 31 39 24 50 11 40 10 8 57 25 23 27 3 21 4 6 62 2 7 / Female Affected female Male Affected male Dead affected male / Create a breeding plan for your subpopulations • What is your best mating pair? • What is your worst mating pair?

  10. Yellow Zoo California Condor: You’re the Zoo! 49 32 44 30 31 39 12 40 11 24 50 10 8 57 25 2 27 21 6 62 3 7 4 23 / Female Affected female Male Affected male Dead affected male / Create a breeding plan for your subpopulations • What is your best mating pair? • What is your worst mating pair?

  11. Blue Zoo 49 40 32 12 44 24 30 31 50 11 39 10 8 57 25 6 23 27 62 3 7 2 21 4 / Female Affected female Male Affected male Dead affected male / Create a breeding plan for your subpopulations • What is your best mating pair? • What is your worst mating pair?

  12. Orange Zoo 49 32 11 44 12 50 40 39 24 30 31 10 8 57 25 23 27 6 3 2 21 4 62 7 / Female Affected female Male Affected male Dead affected male / Create a breeding plan for your subpopulations • What is your best mating pair? • What is your worst mating pair?

  13. Red Zoo 49 32 39 44 12 24 31 50 11 40 10 8 30 57 25 4 23 27 62 3 7 2 21 6 / Female Affected female Male Affected male Dead affected male / Create a breeding plan for your subpopulations • What is your best mating pair? • What is your worst mating pair?

  14. Green Zoo 49 32 50 12 30 31 39 24 11 40 10 8 57 44 25 3 23 62 6 7 4 21 2 27 / Female Affected female Male Affected male Dead affected male / Create a breeding plan for your subpopulations • What is your best mating pair? • What is your worst mating pair?

  15. California Condors: Success Story As of March 2011, total population is 369 birds Frequency of lethal allele is down to 8.8% from 20%

  16. References Ralls, K., J.D. Ballou, B.A. Rideout, and R. Frankham. 2000. “Genetic management of chondrodystrophy in California condors.” Animal Conservation 3 (02): 145–153. Images: http://birdsflight.com/california-condor-facts-where-california-condors-live-what-california-condors-eat/ http://www.markbeeson.com/.a/6a00e5500bca2488340112791a521128a4-800wi http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/02_24_2010_y17Gxk3WVq_02_24_2010_1#.T9I7PuJYvBQ

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