The genetics of resistance to devil facial tumour disease.

抵抗魔鬼面部肿瘤疾病的遗传学。

• 批准号: FT0992212
• 负责人: Prof Katherine Belov
• 金额: $ 48.96万
• 依托单位: The University of Sydney
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: ARC Future Fellowships
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2010-10-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/FT0992212
• 关键词: genetics; resistance; devil; facial; tumour

Tasmanian devils are on the brink of extinction due to a new contagious cancer: Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD). The aim of this project is to determine the genetic nature of DFTD resistance in order to directly contribute to the conservation management of this iconic and ecologically important species. This research will generate fundamental information about genetic diversity in Tasmanian devils and establish the feasibility of breeding resistant animals for release into the wild.

由于一种新的传染性癌症：袋獾面部肿瘤病（DFTD），塔斯马尼亚袋獾正处于灭绝的边缘。该项目的目的是确定 DFTD 抗性的遗传性质，以便直接促进这一标志性且具有重要生态意义的物种的保护管理。这项研究将产生有关塔斯马尼亚袋獾遗传多样性的基本信息，并确定培育抗性动物并释放到野外的可行性。