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Mitochondrial DNA variation in the caramote prawn Penaeus (Melicertus) kerathurus across a transition zone in the Mediterranean Sea.
Genetica - 1 Jul 2009
Zitari-Chatti Rym, Chatti Noureddine, Fulgione Domenico, Caiazza Immacolata, Aprea Gennaro, Elouaer Ali, Said Khaled, Capriglione Teresa
Abstract excerpt
In this study we analysed mitochondrial DNA variation in Penaeus kerathurus prawns collected from seven locations along a transect across the Siculo-Tunisian region in order to verify if any population structuring exists over a limited geographical scale and to delineate the putative transition zone with sufficient accuracy. Partial DNA sequences of COI and 16S genes were analysed. In contrast to the highly...
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