Genetic Variation of the Nile Soft-Shelled Turtle (Trionyx triunguis)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sampling
2.2. Mitochondrial DNA Analysis
2.3. Microsatellite Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Mitochondrial DNA Analysis
3.2. Microsatellite DNA Analysis
4. Discussion
4.1. Genetic Diversity and Genetic Structure
4.2. Management Strategies
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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West Turkey (WT) | East Mediterranean (EM) | African Continent (AG) | Gene Bank Accesion Number | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dalyan (n = 7) | Dalaman (n = 20) | AnGkKzSy (n = 11) | Israel (n = 8) | (n = 7) | ||
TT-D1 | 8 | 8 | HM068069 | |||
TT-D2 | 4 | 5 | HM068070 | |||
TT-D3 | 1 | HM068071 | ||||
TT-D4 | 2 | 15 | HM068072 | |||
TT-D5 | 2 | HM068073 | ||||
TT-D6 | 1 | HM068074 | ||||
TT-D7 | 1 | HM068075 | ||||
TT-D8 | 1 | HM068076 | ||||
TT-D9 | 1 | HM068077 | ||||
TT-D10 | 1 | HM068078 | ||||
TT-D11 | 1 | HM068079 | ||||
TT-D12 | 1 | HM068080 | ||||
TT-D13 | 1 | HM068081 |
WT | EM | AG | |
---|---|---|---|
WT | 0.123 * | 0.571 * | |
EM | 0.648 * | 0.375 * | |
AG | 0.878 * | 0.848 * |
WT | EM | AG | |
---|---|---|---|
WT | 1.784 | 0.188 | |
EM | 0.27 | 0.417 | |
AG | 0.07 | 0.09 |
Dalyan | Dalaman | WT | AnGkKzSy | Israel | EM | AG | Proportion correctly assigned (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 57 | n = 20 | n = 77 | n = 11 | n = 7 | n = 18 | n = 7 | ||
Dalyan | 52 | 5 | 92.23 | |||||
Dalaman | 11 | 9 | 45.00 | |||||
WT | 77 | 100.00 | ||||||
AnGkKzSy | 2 | 1 | 8 | 72.72 | ||||
Israel | 7 | 100.00 | ||||||
EM | 18 | 100.00 | ||||||
AG | 7 | 100.00 | ||||||
Mean | 82.0 |
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Güçlü, Ö.; Ulger, C.; Türkozan, O. Genetic Variation of the Nile Soft-Shelled Turtle (Trionyx triunguis). Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2011, 12, 6418-6431. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms12106418
Güçlü Ö, Ulger C, Türkozan O. Genetic Variation of the Nile Soft-Shelled Turtle (Trionyx triunguis). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2011; 12(10):6418-6431. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms12106418
Chicago/Turabian StyleGüçlü, Özgür, Celal Ulger, and Oğuz Türkozan. 2011. "Genetic Variation of the Nile Soft-Shelled Turtle (Trionyx triunguis)" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 12, no. 10: 6418-6431. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms12106418