Genetic structuring of Pseudopus apodus (Pallas, 1775) (Sauria: Anguidae) in north Anatolia, Turkey

KESKİN E., TOK C. V., HAYRETDAĞ S., ÇİÇEK K., AYAZ D.

BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOGY, cilt.50, ss.411-418, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.bse.2013.06.003
  • Dergi Adı: BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.411-418
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Pseudopus apodus, 16S rRNA, Cytochrome b, Mitochondrial DNA, Population genetics, RAINFALL VARIATIONS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, mitochondrial 16S rRNA and cytochrome b sequences were used to infer the genetic structure of Pseudopus apodus (Pallas, 1775) populations sampled from 40 North latitude of Turkey. Mean percent G-C contents of 47.13 and 46.66 were determined for 16S rRNA and cytochrome b datasets, respectively. Two haplotypes were found using 16S rRNA dataset, with 6 variable loci and a haplotype diversity of 0.1053, while Cytochrome b dataset consist of 10 haplotypes, with 18 variable loci and a haplotype diversity of 0.1943. Also mean genetic distance was found to be eight times higher in the cytochrome b dataset. Kimura 2-parameter genetic distance matrix was evaluated together with neighbor joining tree and median joining network in order to reveal possible divergence points in both datasets. Results indicated signs of 3 regional populations, including potential cryptic species from Digor or subspecies from Samsun and Sinop. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.