Restriction site heteroplasmy in the mitochondrial DNA of the marine fish Sciaenops ocellatus (L.) |
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| Authors: | J R Gold L R Richardson |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station. |
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| Abstract: | Restriction site heteroplasmy involving the enzymes NcoI and XbaI was detected in the mitochondrial DNAs of two individuals of the marine fish Sciaenops ocellatus. This represents only the sixth documented example of mitochondrial DNA restriction site heteroplasmy in animals. Two heteroplasmic individuals were found in a survey of nearly 750 individuals, suggesting that in most studies the incidence of mitochondrial DNA site heteroplasmy may be too low to be routinely detected. |
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| Keywords: | mitochondrial DNA restriction site heteroplasmy marine fish |
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