Article
Clonal diversity and clone formation in the parthenogenetic Caucasian rock Lizard Darevskia dahli [corrected].
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Vergun Andrey A, Martirosyan Irena A, Semyenova Seraphima K, Omelchenko Andrey V, Petrosyan Varos G, Lazebny Oleg E, Tokarskaya Olga N, Korchagin Vitaly I, Ryskov Alexey P
Abstract excerpt
The all-female Caucasian rock lizard species Darevskia dahli and other parthenogenetic species of this genus reproduce normally via true parthenogenesis. Previously, the genetic diversity of this species was analyzed using allozymes, mitochondrial DNA, and DNA fingerprint markers. In the present study, variation at three microsatellite loci was studied in 111 specimens of D. dahli from five populations from...
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