Define Conservation genetics and hybridization?
Is the genetic integrity of European wolves threatened by hybridization along with free-ranging dogs? To ascertain the extent of genetic mixing (admixture) in a wild population of wolves, Randi and Lucchini have genotyped wolves and dogs at dissimilar microsatellite DNA locations. Additionally to using standard multivariate ordination to analyze the data, they as well used Bayesian admixture analysis that was better at identifying hybrid genotypes. Such techniques are necessary for detecting admixtures of other species, including numerous endangered species and subspecies that are at risk of loss via hybridization.