Phylogeny of Central Plateau of Iran Gazelles by Mitochondrial Cytochrome b Gene
Subject Areas : Journal of Animal Biology
راضیه Mohammadi
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(گروه تنوع زیستی و زیستگاه ها، دانشکده محیط زیست، واحد علوم و تحقیقات تهران، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران)
مرتضی Naderi
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(دانشگاه اراک، دانشکده کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی، گروه محیط زیست، کدپستی 38156-8-8349)
Keywords: genetic diversity, Persian Gazelle, Cytochrome b, Central Plateau of Iran,
Abstract :
Mitochondrial genome sequencing is one of the most used method in the mammalian phylogenetic relationships studies. Such researches mostly focus on intraspecific divergence, prioritization of protective measures, and investigation on the species origin, refugium theory and other studies. Many investigations have been focused on Gazelles in Iran and other parts. Most studies agree on the existence of three species of the Gazella genus, yet there is still much debate about the status of different populations and phylogenetic relationship of the species in different habitats. In this study, we have tried to investigate on the phylogenetic status of the genus in the central plateau populations including Yazd, Isfahan and Kerman. Our results indicated that the populations in the Yazd Province show the most phylogenetic divergence in comparing with Isfahan and Kerman populations. Our results showed that overall genetic diversity of the central plateau is relatively low. With regard to the sample size, we believe that the obtained results should be interpret with caution