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Limited genetic variation in Lacerta mixta and its parthenogenetic daughter species: evidence from cytochrome b and ATPase 6 gene DNA sequences

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Little mtDNA variation was observed among populations of the bisexual Caucasian rock lizard Lacerta mixta and unisexual L. dahli and L. armeniaca. Three haplotypes were detected in L. mixta and the maximum pairwise difference among the samples was 0.67%. No intra- and interspecific variation was found among populations of either L. armeniaca or L. dahli. Moreover, both unisexual species were identical to one of the three haplotypes of L. mixta. The limited variation in L. mixta is likely the result of bottleneck effect, although the small sample size may also be responsible. The lack of variation in the unisexuals was attributed to the restricted variation among the maternal parents, limited involvement of females in the hybridization, and recent origin.

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Fu, J., Murphy, R.W. & Darevsky, I.S. Limited genetic variation in Lacerta mixta and its parthenogenetic daughter species: evidence from cytochrome b and ATPase 6 gene DNA sequences. Genetica 105, 227–231 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003865227108

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