Mitochondrial DNA Distinction of Northeastern China Roe Deer, Siberian Roe Deer, and European Roe Deer, to Clarify the Taxonomic Status of Northeastern China Roe Deer |
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Authors: | Chao-Ting Xiao Ming-Hai Zhang Yan Fu Hung-Son Koh |
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Institution: | (1) College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310029, P.R. China;(2) College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, P.R. China;(3) College of Nature Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 361763, South Korea |
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Abstract: | Partial sequences of the mitochondrial control region of northeastern China roe deer were analyzed to determine the degree
of genetic diversity. Fourteen haplotypes were observed. The haplotype diversity was high (h = 0.872), nucleotide diversity was medium (p
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= 0.0108), and the average Tamura–Nei nucleotide distance among them was 1.9%, indicating that genetic diversity of roe deer
from northeastern China was relatively high and that the effective population size was large historically. To clarify the
northeastern China roe deer's taxonomic status, these 14 haplotypes were compared with 31 haplotypes published in Genbank
from Europe, Siberia, and Korea. The average genetic distance between haplogroups of northeastern China and European roe deer
(5.8%) was more than twice that between northeastern China and Siberian roe deer (2.7%), indicating sufficient variation to
consider roe deer of northeastern China and Siberia as a single species (Capreolus pygargus), distinct from European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus). This is the first presentation of mtDNA data for roe deer in northeastern China, which will be helpful in investigations
of genetic diversity and clarifications of the taxonomic status of roe deer in the whole of China. |
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Keywords: | Capreolus pygargus taxonomic status northeastern China roe deer European roe deer mitochondrial DNA |
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