Y-chromosome phylogeny in the evolutionary net of chamois (genus Rupicapra).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The chamois, distributed over most of the medium to high altitude mountain ranges of southern Eurasia, provides an excellent model for exploring the effects of historical and evolutionary events on diversification. Populations have been grouped into two species, Rupicapra pyrenaica from southwestern Europe and R. rupicapra from eastern Europe. The study of matrilineal mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and biparentally inherited microsatellites showed that the two species are paraphyletic and indicated alternate events of population contraction and dispersal-hybridization in the diversification of chamois. Here we investigate the pattern of variation of the Y-chromosome to obtain information on the patrilineal phylogenetic position of the genus Rupicapra and on the male-specific

SUBMITTER: Perez T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3198967 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature