Table 5.
Indicators of genetic variety of the Northeastern (NE), Southeastern (SE), and Western (W) populations of European mink, based on 11 microsatellite loci [30].
| Population | N | NA | PA | % PA | A | HO | HE | FIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 107 | 59 | 20 | 33.90 | 5.364 | 0.559 ± 0.153 | 0.613 ± 0.164 | 0.089 |
| SE | 44 | 35 | 2 | 5.71 | 3.182 | 0.464 ± 0.170 | 0.496 ± 0.139 | 0.065 |
| W | 162 | 32 | 3 | 9.38 | 2.909 | 0.336 ± 0.161 | 0.439 ± 0.201 | 0.236 |
| TOTAL | 313 | 64 | - | - | 5.818 | 0.430 ± 0.113 | 0.578 ± 0.148 | 0.255 |
N, number of examined individuals; NA, number of alleles identified; PA, number of private alleles; % PA, percentage of private alleles in total number of alleles; A, allelic diversity; HO, observed heterozygosity; HE, expected heterozygosity; FIS, inbreeding coefficient.