scholarly journals Genetic diversity, population structure and ancestral origin of KwaZulu-Natal native chicken ecotypes using microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA markers

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1275-1288
Author(s):  
Nkosinathi Nxumalo ◽  
Simone Ceccobelli ◽  
Irene Cardinali ◽  
Hovirag Lancioni ◽  
Emiliano Lasagna ◽  
...  
ZooKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1055 ◽  
pp. 135-148
Author(s):  
Dongqi Liu ◽  
Feng Lan ◽  
Sicai Xie ◽  
Yi Diao ◽  
Yi Zheng ◽  
...  

To investigate the genetic effects on the population of Coreius guichenoti of dam constructions in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, we analyzed the genetic diversity and population structure of 12 populations collected in 2009 and 2019 using mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control regions. There was no significant difference in genetic diversity between 2009 and 2019 (P > 0.05), but the population structure tended to become stronger. Genetic differentiation (FST) among five populations (LX, BB, YB, SF and JA) collected in 2009 was not significant (P > 0.05). However, some populations collected in 2019 were significantly differentiated (P < 0.05), indicating that the population structure has undergone change. A correlation analysis showed that the genetic diversity of the seven populations collected in 2019 was significantly negatively correlated with geographical height (r = −0.808, P = 0.028), indicating that the populations at high elevations were more vulnerable than those at low elevations. In order to prevent the further decrease of genetic diversity and population resources, some conservation and restoration suggestions, such as fish passage and artificial breeding, are put forward.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karim Sorkheh ◽  
Mehrana Koohi Dehkordi ◽  
Sezai Ercisli ◽  
Attila Hegedus ◽  
Júlia Halász

Editor's Note: this Article has been retracted; the Retraction Note is available at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-72522-x


BMC Genetics ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rekha Sharma ◽  
Amit Kishore ◽  
Manishi Mukesh ◽  
Sonika Ahlawat ◽  
Avishek Maitra ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Johanna Honka ◽  
Serena Baini ◽  
Jeremy Searle ◽  
Laura Kvist ◽  
Jouni Aspi

The population numbers of taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis fabalis) have halved during recent decades. Since this subspecies is hunted throughout most of its range, the decline is of management concern. Knowledge of the genetic population structure and diversity is important for guiding management and conservation efforts. Genetically unique subpopulations might be hunted to extinction if not managed separately, and any inbreeding depression or lack of genetic diversity may affect the ability to adapt to changing environments and increase the extinction risk. We used microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA markers to study the genetic population structure and diversity among taiga bean geese breeding within the Central flyway management unit using non-invasively collected feathers. We found some genetic structuring with the maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA between four geographic regions (ɸ = 0.11-0.20) but none with the nuclear microsatellite markers (all pairwise F-values 0.002- 0.005). These results could be explained by female natal philopatry and male-biased dispersal, which completely homogenizes the nuclear genome. Therefore, the population could be managed as a single unit. Genetic diversity was still at a moderate level (average H = 0.69) and there were no signs of past population size reductions, although significantly positive inbreeding coefficients in all sampling sites (F = 0.05-0.10) and high relatedness values (r = 0.60-0.86) between some individuals could indicate inbreeding. In addition, there was evidence of either incomplete lineage sorting or introgression from the pink-footed goose (A. brachyrhynchus). The current population is not under threat by genetic impoverishment but monitoring in the future is desirable.


2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arif Wibowo ◽  
Ridwan Affandi ◽  
Kadarwan Soewardi ◽  
Sudarto Sudarto

Although the giant featherback Chitala lopis is an important fish in Kampar River, the population structure has not been investigated. In this study, genetic diversity and population structure of giant featherback were examined using nucleotide sequence analysis of mitochondrial DNA control region for 54 fish collected from Kampar River.


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