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The Journal of Heredity 2002:93(3)
© 2002 The American Genetic Association 93:205-209

Brief Communication

Different Levels of Human Intervention in Domestic Rabbits: Effects on Genetic Diversity

G. Queney, A.-M. Vachot, J.-M. Brun, N. Dennebouy, P. Mulsant, and M. Monnerot

From the Centre de Génétique Moléculaire, CNRS, 91198 Gif sur Yvette Cédex, France (Queney, Vachot, Dennebouy, and Monnerot), Station d'Amélioration Génétique des Animaux, INRA, BP27, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France (Brun), and Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire, INRA, BP27, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France (Mulsant).

Address correspondence to Monique Monnerot at the address above or e-mail: monnerot{at}cgm.cnrs-gif.fr.

The effects of human interaction on domestic rabbits were evaluated through the analysis of animals (up to 267) belonging to fancy breeds (22), a commercial breed (1), and selected strains (2). Microsatellite loci and mtDNA polymorphism revealed that the genetic pool of domestic rabbits studied only originated from that available in France. The good conservation of the original diversity was probably ensured through the multiplicity of samplings from wild populations. Selected strains, because of the breeding strategy, keep a fairly high level of diversity compared to other breeds.


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