Table 2.
Number of alleles of each microsatellite locus for the six different camel populations from Saudi Arabia.
| Locus | SLa | SU | MG | MJ | SH | SO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMS 121 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
| CVRL 05 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 |
| VOLP 08 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| YWLL 08 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 23 |
| YWLL 38 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| CMS17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| CMS13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| CMS18 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| CVRL 06 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| LCA 66 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| VOLP 32 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| VOLP 03 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 17 |
| CVRL07 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 16 |
| CVRL 01 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 21 |
| CMS50 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 22 |
| YWLL44 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| YWLL59 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| YWLL09 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| VOLP10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Mean | 8.316 | 7.316 | 8.474 | 8.158 | 8.842 | 8.526 | 13.316 |
| SE | 0.899 | 0.841 | 0.777 | 0.754 | 0.754 | 0.849 | 1.095 |
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The breed abbreviations SL, SU, MG, MJ, SH and SO are as follows: Sawahli, Somali, Majaheem, Maghateer, Shaul and Sofr, respectively.