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Phylogenetic Relationships of Burbot (Lota lota L., 1758) of the Volga–Kama River Basin Inferred from the Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Markers

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The phylogenetic relationships of burbot (Lota lota L., 1758) of the Volga–Kama River basin are reconstructed for the first time. The sequences of the gene cytochrome b and the mtDNA control region obtained for 44 samples from the Kama River and Mezhevaya Utka River (the Volga River tributaries) are studied. New haplotypes of both markers were revealed. The results of phylogenetic reconstructions based on cytochrome b and control region mtDNA do not contradict the existing ideas about the phylogenetic structure of the species, and indicate inclusion of burbot from the Volga–Kama basin in Eurasian haplogroup. According to obtained data, the Volga–Kama River basin could play an important role in shaping the genetic diversity of burbot in Europe, and during certain periods it served as a corridor connecting the river systems of the European and Asian parts of the species range.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to our colleagues who kindly provided samples for molecular genetic analysis: A.R. Koporikov (Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences), P.B. Mikheev (University of Otago), and N.G. Petrenko (Berg State Research Institute of Lake and River Fisheries).

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This work was performed under the state assignment of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (state registration no. AAAA-A19-119031590035-1) and supported in part by the Comprehensive Program of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (no. 18-4-4-43).

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  1. Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, Russia

    L. E. Yalkovskaya, M. A. Krokhaleva,  V. D. Bogdanov, P. A. Sibiryakov, S. B. Rakitin & A. V. Borodin

  2. Yeltsin Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia

    Y. Y. Khrunyk

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Yalkovskaya, L.E., Khrunyk, Y.Y., Krokhaleva, M.A. et al. Phylogenetic Relationships of Burbot (Lota lota L., 1758) of the Volga–Kama River Basin Inferred from the Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Markers. Dokl Biochem Biophys 490, 54–58 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1607672920010159

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