Variability in DNA COI sequences reveals new haplotypes in freshwater turtles from northern region of India
The chelonian represents a diverse order of turtles. Little is known about this group from India at molecular level. Cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) sequences of 125 individuals from nine species of freshwater turtles were generated and analyzed. A total of 118 nucleotide positions in COI gene as chara...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2018-01-01
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Series: | Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2018.1443850 |
Summary: | The chelonian represents a diverse order of turtles. Little is known about this group from India at molecular level. Cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) sequences of 125 individuals from nine species of freshwater turtles were generated and analyzed. A total of 118 nucleotide positions in COI gene as character-based DNA barcodes for each species were identified. Neighbour-joining (NJ) analyses tree well differentiated freshwater hard shell and softshell turtle. Overall species divergence (K2P) was 13.3%. Analysis of COI sequences from present study, combined with sequences downloaded from NCBI GenBank, revealed new COI haplotypes from Northern region of India. |
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ISSN: | 2380-2359 |