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Genetic distinctiveness of the Korean red-backed vole (Myodes regulus) from Korea, revealed by mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Apr 2011
Koh Hung Sun, Yang Beong Kug, Heo Seon Wook, Jang Kyung Hee, In Seong Taek
Abstract excerpt
To examine the taxonomic status of the Korean red-backed vole (Myodes regulus), the full cytochrome b sequences of 21 red-backed voles from Korea and northeast China were compared with the corresponding haplotypes from 12 species of Myodes and Eothenomys from GenBank. We identified five red-backed voles from Mount Changbai and Harbin as Myodes rufocanus and three from Harbin as M. rutilus, and we confirmed that...
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