Keskin, EmreTok, Cemal VarolHayretdag, SibelCicek, KerimAyaz, Dincer2019-10-272019-10-2720130305-19781873-29250305-19781873-2925https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2013.06.003https://hdl.handle.net/11454/49091In this study, mitochondrial 16S rRNA and cytochrome b sequences were used to infer the genetic structure of Pseudopus apodus (Pallas, 1775) populations sampled from 40 North latitude of Turkey. Mean percent G-C contents of 47.13 and 46.66 were determined for 16S rRNA and cytochrome b datasets, respectively. Two haplotypes were found using 16S rRNA dataset, with 6 variable loci and a haplotype diversity of 0.1053, while Cytochrome b dataset consist of 10 haplotypes, with 18 variable loci and a haplotype diversity of 0.1943. Also mean genetic distance was found to be eight times higher in the cytochrome b dataset. Kimura 2-parameter genetic distance matrix was evaluated together with neighbor joining tree and median joining network in order to reveal possible divergence points in both datasets. Results indicated signs of 3 regional populations, including potential cryptic species from Digor or subspecies from Samsun and Sinop. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.en10.1016/j.bse.2013.06.003info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessPseudopus apodus16S rRNACytochrome bMitochondrial DNAPopulation geneticsArticle50411418WOS:000325597600060N/AQ3