Article
Genetic diversity and population history of the red panda (Ailurus fulgens) as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence variations.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Jun 2001
Su B, Fu Y, Wang Y, Jin L, Chakraborty R
Abstract excerpt
The red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is one of the flagship species in worldwide conservation and is of special interest in evolutionary studies due to its taxonomic uniqueness. We sequenced a 236-bp fragment of the mitochondrial D-loop region in a sample of 53 red pandas from two populations in southwestern China. Seventeen polymorphic sites were found, together with a total of 25 haplotypes, indicating a high level...
Topics
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Carnivora
- China
- DNA
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Haplotypes
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phylogeny
