Research of polymorphism of microsatellite markers of Scots pine for the purposes of forensic DNA analysis

Authors

  • Nastassia S. Parfionava Scientific and Practical Center of the State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 25 Filimonava Street, Minsk 220114, Belarus https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3573-3039
  • Siarhei A. Paliavoi Scientific and Practical Center of the State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 25 Filimonava Street, Minsk 220114, Belarus
  • Alena A. Spivak Scientific and Practical Center of the State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 25 Filimonava Street, Minsk 220114, Belarus
  • Aliaksandra E. Hrebianchuk Scientific and Practical Center of the State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 25 Filimonava Street, Minsk 220114, Belarus
  • Anna N. Hoh Scientific and Practical Center of the State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 25 Filimonava Street, Minsk 220114, Belarus
  • Sviatlana A. Kotava Scientific and Practical Center of the State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 25 Filimonava Street, Minsk 220114, Belarus

Keywords:

Scots pine, illegal logging, SSR markers, DNA identification

Abstract

Microsatellites as highly polymorphic markers are a valuable tool in identification and population studies. In order to form approaches to forensic DNA identification in the investigation of illegal logging cases, 17 SSR markers of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) were tested using DNA from plants growing in the western and eastern parts of the Republic of Belarus. High information content was shown for six microsatellite markers. The potential possibility of using a complex of selected markers for the purpose of DNA identification of Scots pine wood samples in forensic examination has been established.

Author Biographies

  • Nastassia S. Parfionava, Scientific and Practical Center of the State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 25 Filimonava Street, Minsk 220114, Belarus

    probationer of junior researcher at the sector forensic identification of biological objects, laboratory of molecular biological research

  • Siarhei A. Paliavoi, Scientific and Practical Center of the State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 25 Filimonava Street, Minsk 220114, Belarus

    probationer of junior researcher at the sector forensic identification of biological objects, laboratory of molecular biological research

  • Alena A. Spivak, Scientific and Practical Center of the State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 25 Filimonava Street, Minsk 220114, Belarus

    junior researcher at the laboratory of psychological and linguistic research, scientific department of speech and economic research

  • Aliaksandra E. Hrebianchuk, Scientific and Practical Center of the State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 25 Filimonava Street, Minsk 220114, Belarus

    junior researcher at the laboratory of molecular biological research

  • Anna N. Hoh, Scientific and Practical Center of the State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 25 Filimonava Street, Minsk 220114, Belarus

    head of the laboratory research of materials, substances and products, scientific department of technical, forensic and special research

  • Sviatlana A. Kotava, Scientific and Practical Center of the State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 25 Filimonava Street, Minsk 220114, Belarus

    PhD (chemistry); leading researcher at the laboratory of technical and forensic research, scientific department of technical, forensic and special research

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Parfionava, N. S. ., Paliavoi, S. A. ., Spivak, A. A. ., Hrebianchuk, A. E. ., Hoh, A. N. ., & Kotava, S. A. . (2022). Research of polymorphism of microsatellite markers of Scots pine for the purposes of forensic DNA analysis. Experimental Biology and Biotechnology, 1, 90-98. https://doi.org/10.33581/2957-5060-2022-1-90-98