Journal article
Fragmented mitochondrial genomes evolved in opposite directions between closely related macaque louse Pedicinus obtusus and colobus louse Pedicinus badii
Genomics, Vol.112(6), pp.4924-4933
2020
Abstract
We report for the first time the fragmented mitochondrial (mt) genomes of two Pedicinus species: Pedicinus obtusus and Pedicinus badii, and compared them with the lice of humans and chimpanzees. Despite being congeneric, the two monkey lice are distinct from each other in mt karyotype. The variation in mt karyotype between the two Pedicinus lice is the most pronounced among the congeneric species of sucking lice observed to date and is attributable to the opposite directions between them in mt karyotype evolution. Two of the inferred ancestral mt minichromosomes of the higher primate lice merged as one in the macaque louse whereas one of the ancestral minichromosomes split into two in the colobus louse after these two species diverged from their most recent common ancestor. Our results showed that mt genome fragmentation was a two-way process in the higher primate lice, and minichromosome merger was more common than previously thought.
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- Title
- Fragmented mitochondrial genomes evolved in opposite directions between closely related macaque louse Pedicinus obtusus and colobus louse Pedicinus badii
- Authors
- Yi-Tian Fu (Author) - Hunan Agricultural UniversityYalun Dong (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, GeneCology Research Centre - LegacyWei Wang (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, GeneCology Research Centre - LegacyYu Nie (Author) - Hunan Agricultural UniversityGuo-Hua Liu (Author) - Hunan Agricultural UniversityRenfu Shao (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, GeneCology Research Centre - Legacy
- Publication details
- Genomics, Vol.112(6), pp.4924-4933
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ygeno.2020.09.005
- ISSN
- 1089-8646
- Organisation Unit
- Centre for Bioinnovation; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; GeneCology Research Centre - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99477008602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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