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- Title
USE OF DNA BARCODING IN THE INVESTIGATION OF DISPUTABLE MERISTIC FEATURES FOR HYPSELOBARBUS JERDONI (DAY, 1870) FINGERLINGS.
- Authors
Nasren, Shamima; Basavaraja, Nagappa; Shekar, Malathi; Al-Mamun, Md. Abdullah; Rathore, Sanjay Singh; Abhiman, Purandara Ballyaya; Ronald, Kevin Dsouza
- Abstract
Hypselobarbus jerdoni is an important medium-sized barb, indigenous to central Western Ghats, with an aquaculture potential and of conservational value. The aim of this study was to use mithochondrial DNA (mtDNA) COI and 16SrRNA genes as a supportive tool to precisely identify the two sister species, H. jerdoni and H. pulchellus, which show a lot of variation in meristic characters such as the number of lateral line scales. DNA barcoding included Cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and 16SrRNA genes were done for representatives from different groups (sixty-two number of fishes) of Lateral line scales (Lls) counts. The results showed that there was no difference among the specimens based on DNA barcoding (COI and 16SrRNA genes), but there was a difference among them based on the number of llsc. This study reveals the use of llsc for the identification of these two sister species is questionable.
- Subjects
GENETIC barcoding; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; CYTOCHROME oxidase; INVESTIGATIONS; DNA
- Publication
Journal of Experimental Zoology India, 2020, Vol 23, Issue 1, p113
- ISSN
0972-0030
- Publication type
Article