Genetic relationship and distribution of the Japanese wild boar (Sus scrofa leucomystax) and Ryukyu wild boar (Sus scrofa riukiuanus) analysed by mitochondrial DNA |
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Authors: | Watanobe T Okumura N Ishiguro N Nakano M Matsui A Sahara M Komatsu M |
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Affiliation: | Department of Bioresource Chemistry, ObihiroUniversity of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Mitochondrial genetic variations were used to investigate the relationships between two Japanese wild boars, Japanese wild boar (Sus scrofa leucomystax) and Ryukyu wild boar (S.s. riukiuanus). Nucleotide sequences of the control (27 haplotypes) and cytochrome b (cyt-b) regions (19 haplotypes) were determined from 59 Japanese wild boars, 13 Ryukyu wild boars and 22 other boars and pigs. From phylogenetic analyses, the mtDNA of Ryukyu wild boar has a distinct lineage from that of Japanese wild boar, which was classified into the Asian pig lineage. This result suggests that the Ryukyu wild boar has a separate origin from the Japanese wild boar. |
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Keywords: | control region cytochrome b mitochondrial DNA phylogeography Sus scrofa leucomystax Sus scrofa riukiuanus |
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