Genetic diversity within <i>Scorpio maurus</i> (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae) from Turkey
NORTH-WESTERN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, vol.13, no.1, pp.27-33, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 13 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2017
- Journal Name: NORTH-WESTERN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.27-33
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: No
Abstract
In this study, DNA sequence diversity of the mitochondrial (mt) cytochrome oxidase 1 (CO1) gene was investigated in Scorpio maurus specimens from across southeastern Turkey. Nucleotide sequences included 508 conserved sites and 126 variable sites, and the mean nucleotide variation within species was 7.9%. Intraspecific pairwise divergences ranged from 0.5% to 10.7%. Phylogenetic analysis indicated high divergence among specimens. This study is the first mtDNA sequence analysis for Turkish scorpions.