Polymorphism in nucleotide sequence of mitochondrial intergenic region in scleractinian coral (Galaxea fascicularis)
Watanabe, T.; Nishida, M.; Watanabe, K.; Wewengkang, D.S.; Hidaka, M. (2005). Polymorphism in nucleotide sequence of mitochondrial intergenic region in scleractinian coral (Galaxea fascicularis). Mar. Biotechnol. 7(1): 33-39. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10126-004-3200-4
In: Marine Biotechnology. Springer-Verlag: New York. ISSN 1436-2228; e-ISSN 1436-2236, more
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| Keywords |
Animal products > Coral
Nucleic compounds > Nucleic acids > Dna > Mitochondrial dna
Polymorphism
Polymorphism
Scleractinia [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
| Author keywords |
coral; mitochondrial DNA; Scleractinia; polymorphism; intergenicsequence; morphotype |
| Authors | | Top |
- Watanabe, T.
- Nishida, M.
- Watanabe, K.
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- Wewengkang, D.S.
- Hidaka, M.
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| Abstract |
A region of 826 bp that is unlikely to code for a protein, ribosomal RNA, or transfer RNA was identified between the cytochrome b and NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase chain 2 loci in the mitochondrial DNA of the scleractinian reef coral Galaxea fascicularis. Nucleotide sequences were determined in a part (625 bp) of this intergenic region in 95 individuals collected at 9 sites in the Ryukyu Archipelago in southwestern Japan. A total of 8 haplotypes were found, and a deletion of 290 bp was found in 3 of them. Significant differences were found in frequencies of the haplotypes at 3 sampling sites. The presence or absence of the deletion was highly correlated with the hard or soft morphotype. The deletion was found in the majority of hard-type colonies, but in a small fraction of soft-type individuals. |
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