Genetic Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA in Cercopithecus mitis Populations from Kibale National Park, Uganda

• Main Author: Smith, Narcissus D.
• Language: EN
• Published: Florida Atlantic University 2019
• Subjects: African studies|Biology|Molecular biology
• Online Access: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13428496

<p> Past sightings of red-tailed (<i>Cercopithecus ascanius</i>) x blue (<i>Cercopithecus mitis</i>) hybrid monkeys in Uganda indicates the potential for hybridization between <i>C. ascanius</i> and <i> C. mitis</i> individuals. Apart from Gombe Stream National Park, there is no of evidence suggestive of <i>C. ascanius &times; C. mitis</i> monkey hybridization at investigated East African locations. Phylogenetic analysis was examined using Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence data of twelve <i>C. mitis stuhlmanni</i> samples (from two populations) in Kibale National Park (KNP), Uganda to test for any evidence of hybridization. </p><p> Strict mono-phylogeny among two new <i>C. mitis</i> haplotypes were detected. Genetic diversity measurements support neither interspecific or intraspecific hybridization among <i>C. mitis</i> individuals from populations within Kibale National Park. To intensify the implications of this study further examination should include an increase in sample size(s), mtDNA comparison of <i>C. mitis</i> subspecies from additional populations at East African locations, and assessment of nuclear and genomic DNA.</p><p>