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Table 5 Results of 12S marker analysis

From: Pet fur or fake fur? A forensic approach

Sample name

12S consensus sequence

Identified species

Percentage similarity

A1

✓

Canis lupus laniger, Canis lupus chanco and Canis lupus familiaris

98% match

A2

✓

Canis lupus laniger, Canis lupus chanco and Canis lupus familiaris

98% match

A3

✓

Canis lupus laniger, Canis lupus chanco and Canis lupus familiaris

98% match

A4

✓

Canis lupus laniger, Canis lupus chanco and Canis lupus familiaris

98% match

A5

✓

Homo sapiens

93% match

B1

✓

Homo sapiens

93% match

B2

✓

Homo sapiens

93% match

B3

✓

Homo sapiens

93% match

B4

=

Not available

 

B5

=

Not available

 

B6

✓

Canis lupus laniger, Canis lupus chanco and Canis lupus familiaris

98% match

B7

✓

Felis silvestris catus

100% match

  1. Species identification of fur samples and percentage of similarity after research conducted using the BLAST tool. ✓ success in obtaining the consensus sequence; = failure in obtaining the consensus sequence.