Distinct mtDNA lineages in free-ranging Ammotragus(aoudad) from the United States indicate multiple introductions from northern Africa.

ABSTRACT: Translocation records indicate aoudad (Ammotragus lervia) populations in the United States are a product of multiple human-mediated introductions. Two mitochondrial markers (cytochrome b, cytb; displacement loop, D loop) and one nuclear gene (prion protein gene exon 3, PRNP) were used to determine: (1) genetic variation, (2) if genetic units correspond to taxonomic designations, (3) the number and geographic origin of translocations, and (4) divergence times. Three phylogenetic analyses (Bayesian inference, maximum likelihood, and parsimony) produced similar topologies with two clades (I and II). Clade I contained progeny of individuals resulting from introductions to Texas and Spain, and individuals from Algeria. Individuals in Clade II were progeny of past introducti

SUBMITTER: Wright EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9018999 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature