Analysis of the complete mitochondrial genomes of two forensically important blowfly species: Lucilia caesar and Lucilia illustris
| Autor: | Kathleen R. Schoofs, Urszula Krzeminska Ahmadzai, William Goodwin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 1114-1116 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2380-2359 23802359 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/23802359.2018.1457991 |
| Popis: | Blowfly species of the family Calliphoridae can be used in forensic investigations to estimate the minimum post-mortem interval (PMImin). Lucilia caesar and Lucilia illustris (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are closely related and phenotypically similar, making reliable identification difficult. To identify potential genetic markers to distinguish these species, five complete mitochondrial genomes were sequenced: three for L. caesar (KM657111–KM657113) and two for L. illustris (KM657109, KM657110). The ND6 gene contained the most species-specific SNPs (1.71%), followed by the ND5 gene (1.68%) and the COI gene (1.56%), identifying ND6 and ND5 as valuable loci for differentiating L. caesar and L. illustris specimens. |
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