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Positive selection and precipitation effects on the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 gene in brown hares (Lepus europaeus) under a phylogeographic perspective.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2019
Stefanović Milomir, Djan Mihajla, Veličković Nevena, Beuković Dejan, Lavadinović Vukan, Zhelev Chavdar Dinev, Demirbaş Yasin, Paule Ladislav, Gedeon Csongor István, Mamuris Zissis, Posautz Annika, Beiglböck Christoph, Kübber-Heiss Anna, Suchentrunk Franz
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies in hares and jackrabbits have indicated that positive selection has shaped the genetic diversity of mitochondrial genes involved in oxidative phosphorylation, which may affect cellular energy production and cause regional adaptation to different environmental (climatic) pressures. In the present study, we sequenced the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 (MT-ND6) gene of 267 brown hares (L. europaeus)...
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