Genetic Variation of the Nile Soft-Shelled Turtle (Trionyx triunguis)

Genetic Variation of the Nile Soft-Shelled Turtle (Trionyx triunguis)

We studied the genetic structure of Trionyx triunguis populations from the Mediterranean and African continent based on mtDNA D-loop (776 bp) and nine microsatellite loci. A total of 102 polymorphic sites and 13 mtDNA haplotypes were described. Nucleotide diversity and haplotypes diversity were 0.04...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Oğuz Türkozan, Özgür Güçlü, Celal Ulger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-09-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
Trionyx triunguis
mtDNA
D-loop
microsatellite
conservation genetics
population genetics
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/12/10/6418/
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Summary:We studied the genetic structure of Trionyx triunguis populations from the Mediterranean and African continent based on mtDNA D-loop (776 bp) and nine microsatellite loci. A total of 102 polymorphic sites and 13 mtDNA haplotypes were described. Nucleotide diversity and haplotypes diversity were 0.047 and 0.974 respectively. Both mtDNA and nDNA supported the existence of two main management units as the Mediterranean and Africa. Based on the mtDNA results, the Mediterranean can be divided into two subunits; western Turkey and the eastern Mediterranean.
ISSN:1422-0067

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