• We used variation in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region ( D-loop ) to examine the genetic structure of the sika deer ( Cervus nippon ) population on the Boso Peninsula, central Japan. (go.jp)
  • The high number of matching haplotypes of the most common mitochondrial (mt)DNA lineages are considered to be the greatest limitation for forensic applications. (hud.ac.uk)
  • We used the partial control region (CR) of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and seven microsatellite loci to investigate the intra-species structure, differentiation, and demographic history of hog deer populations from three landscapes, the Terai Arc, Northeast, and Indo-Burma (Keibul Lamjao National Park (KLNP), Manipur, India) landscapes. (nature.com)
  • Canine and wolf mitochondrial DNA haplotypes, which can be used for forensic or phylogenetic analyses, have been defined in various schemes depending on the region analyzed. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The Canis mtDNA HV1 database contains information about canine mitochondrial DNA HV1 sequences with reconciled annotation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Haplogroup N1a is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Amerindian Admixture Index and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) assessed the ethnicity and degree of racial admixture. (nih.gov)
  • In this study, a newly developed mitochondrial haplotype marker allowed use of DNA sourced from fin clips, mucus and egg cases to investigate population structure and mitochondrial variability across several sites around the British Isles, including the MPA. (int-res.com)
  • It is canon that you received your mtDNA from your mother, who received it from her mother, who received it from her mother, back through time to Mitochondrial Eve . (thegeneticgenealogist.com)
  • And even if some paternal mtDNA were to "leak" into and survive in the embryo, it would happen so rarely that it could only affect things like the timing to Mitochondrial Eve and population studies, NOT genealogical research. (thegeneticgenealogist.com)
  • Paternal transmission of mtDNA was first identified in 2002 in an article that was aptly named " Paternal Inheritance of Mitochondrial DNA . (thegeneticgenealogist.com)
  • This remained one of the only, if not the only, verified case of paternally-inherited mitochondrial DNA until the most recent study (see " Paternal mtDNA transmission " at Wikipedia for more links and information). (thegeneticgenealogist.com)
  • This is a good sign, namely that these instances of biparental mtDNA inheritance are going to be exceedingly rare and may be limited to cases of mitochondrial disease (whether the disease causes the biparental inheritance, or vice versa, is unclear). (thegeneticgenealogist.com)
  • Elucidation of the molecular mechanism by which this biparental transmission occurs will expand our fundamental understanding of the process of mitochondrial inheritance and may provide an alternative approach to minimize the consequences of the transmission of pathogenic maternal mtDNA in humans. (thegeneticgenealogist.com)
  • This research strongly suggests that while paternal inheritance of mtDNA can occur, it is extremely rare and likely co-presents with mitochondrial disease. (thegeneticgenealogist.com)
  • Instead, these tests mostly focus identifying haplotypes in the mitochondrial DNA which we inherit from our maternal lineage and, if we are male, our Y chromosomal DNA. (blogspot.com)
  • We determined the complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence of this species and designed a primer set to amplify a highly variable region of mtDNA, part of the control region (CR), based on this complete sequence. (cambridge.org)
  • The second method is called mitochondrial DNA, or mtDNA analysis. (duerinck.com)
  • A total of 427 individuals were analysed for microsatellite and 85 individuals for mitochondrial (mtDNA) sequence data from 12 populations across Europe. (uni-frankfurt.de)
  • They produce energy for the organism, possess their own genetic material - mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) - and are transmitted exclusively by the mother. (labmanager.com)
  • The changes in an individual's mtDNA comprise his or her haplotype-the mitochondrial DNA profile - that allows scientists to assign a person to his or her haplogroup, a group of people with similar haplotypes. (easydna.co.uk)
  • Most of these fossils carried the mtDNA haplogroup U, which was not found in any of the Linear Pottery Culture sites. (wikipedia.org)
  • In his popular book The Seven Daughters of Eve , Bryan Sykes named the originator of this mtDNA haplogroup Jasmine . (dadamo.com)
  • In agreement with a recent autosomal DNA study on the Yakuts, this ethnic group is characterized by mainly Mongoloid mtDNA haplogroups (A, B, C, D, G, and F) as well as the Uralic-Mongoloid Y-haplogroup N3. (blogspot.com)
  • The total part of the lineages of western Eurasian origin ("Caucasoid") was about 6% (4 haplotypes, haplogroups H, J, and U). Most of Y chromosomes in the Yakut population (87%) belonged to haplogroup N3 (HG16), delineated by the T-C substitution at the Tat locus. (blogspot.com)
  • Chromosomes of haplogroup N3 displayed the presence of 19 microsatellite haplotypes, the most frequent of which encompassed 54% chromosomes of this haplogroup. (blogspot.com)
  • It is therefore not surprising to find it among R1b populations in Africa, although U3 is also associated with other Near Eastern Y-haplogroups like J1, J2 and T. Haplogroup U3 was one of the first mtDNA lineages that I listed as potential maternal equivalents of R1b. (eupedia.com)
  • What's more the U3 sample from Niger may not even be related to R1b, since the Fulani population that tested positive for R1b was in Sudan, and other Fulani tribes from Burkina Faso (next to Niger) had no R1b, but did have 8% of haplogroup T. I believe that the correlation between Y-DNA T and mtDNA U3 is more likely in Africa than with R1b. (eupedia.com)
  • Since all three of us have the exact same MtDNA Haplogroup. (thegeneticgenealogist.com)
  • Two of the most fundamental concepts in ancestral DNA studies are the terms haplotype and haplogroup. (csueastbay.edu)
  • Your goal, using the haplotype numbers printed on the card and the information displayed in the museum, is to discover who you are and what your haplogroup is. (csueastbay.edu)
  • Haplotypes within haplogroups were analyzed with seven microsatellite loci. (blogspot.com)
  • concluded that other instances of mixed haplogroups in 20 other publications were likely due to contamination or mislabeled samples, effectively ruling out both paternal mtDNA inheritance as well as the possibility of mtDNA recombination. (thegeneticgenealogist.com)
  • Questions about yDNA, mtDNA, Haplogroups and Haplotypes. (phillipsdnaproject.com)
  • The structure of female (mtDNA) and male (Y-chromosome haplotypes) lineages in the Yakut population was examined. (blogspot.com)
  • Having a look at the maternal lineages of the Fulani could give us a glimpse of what mtDNA the original R1b people carried some 10,000 years ago. (eupedia.com)
  • 2006 mentioned in the abstract that mtDNA H lineages were found, but the more detailed 2011 study does not list any H sample. (eupedia.com)
  • 15 mtDNA haplotypes were assigned to two mtDNA lineages. (piskulka.net)
  • Similarly, mtDNA COI revealed two distinct lineages within E.natalensis, although Cape Point did not appear as a significant barrier to gene flow for this species. (sun.ac.za)
  • Of these entries, 3646 were haplotypes and grouped into 804 distinct sequences. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 319 sequences were recognized as previously assigned haplotypes, while the remaining 485 sequences had new mutation profiles and were marked as new haplotype candidates awaiting further analysis for haplotype assignment. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It provides sequences, haplotype information, and a web-based tool for mtDNA HV1 haplotyping. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Thus, it supports the scientific community in naming new HV1 haplotypes and to reconcile existing annotation of HV1 582 bp sequences. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In GenBank, dog mtDNA sequences were not usually annotated with haplotype information and when it existed it was expressed using different systems because of different research goals. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Results from nuclear and mtDNA sequences show that all Atlantic and Mediterranean populations belong to the same phylogroup, though microsatellite data indicate significant genetic divergence between the Azorean sample and all other locations, as well as among Macaronesian, western Iberian and Mediterranean regions. (nature.com)
  • Phylogenetic analyses of 62 multi-species Lygus haplotype sequences representing North America and Europe show that L. Iineolaris, L. hesperus, L. rugulipennis, L. plagiatus, L. elisus, and L. vanduzeei are clustered by species, with a few exceptions. (usda.gov)
  • Thirty two haplotypes were formed from 89 D-loop sequences of Proto Malay individuals. (scialert.net)
  • Most Kanaq and Seletar sequences were merged into tribe specific haplotypes, showing close relationships within tribes. (scialert.net)
  • Sequences from the COI gene of T. granulatus yielded 44 haplotypes and 91% singletons. (sun.ac.za)
  • Students and professors that were successfully assigned to haplotypes (70% of sequences clustered to a known haplotype with a posterior probability higher than 65%) are plotted as dots on tips corresponding to their mtDNA haplotypes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • High-latitude populations generally showed low haplotype and nucleotide diversity. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Frequency differences of common haplotypes from widely dispersed populations of L. Iineolaris indicate the possibility of some geographically based population structure for this species. (usda.gov)
  • Genetic structure of Japanese populations of Tachypleus tridentatus by mtDNA AT-Rich region sequence analysis. (horseshoecrab.org)
  • Furthermore, several microsatellite alleles and one haplotype were shared across populations. (uni-frankfurt.de)
  • Microsatellite variation was higher within than among populations, whereas mtDNA data yielded an inverse pattern. (uni-frankfurt.de)
  • Previously, from among all honey bee populations of the C lineage, eight haplotypes had been described from this mtDNA region, three of which were found here. (apidologie.org)
  • Neighbor-Joining, Maximum Parsimony and Maximum Likelihood analysis revealed Jakun and Semelai haplotypes are the earliest to split from ingroups and showed that Jakun may be an ancestor for the Malay populations in the Malay Peninsular, which also support the anthropological findings. (scialert.net)
  • In order to examine whether or not artificial barriers such as roads, dams, and golf courses affect the spatial heterogeneity of mtDNA haplotypes, we implemented two exclusive spatial analyses (SAMOVA and network analysis based on Monmonier's algorithm) for searching genetic discontinuities between artificial barriers. (go.jp)
  • 2) Radar observations indicated that most of the moths' migration took place at a height of 600 m, often in a dense layer which formed at heights of 350-800 m. (3) Analyses of adult ovarian development and larval haplotypes showed third-generation larvae were progeny of both locally produced progeny and immigrant moths. (bioone.org)
  • 4) Based on our back-tracking and haplotype analyses, immigration led to an outbreak originated in the same source area to the southwest. (bioone.org)
  • However, pairwise population analyses of mtDNA uncovered a single case of differentiation between goshawks inhabiting Ashley National Forest, in northeastern Utah, and Dixie National Forest, in southwestern Utah. (usgs.gov)
  • GENETICS AND GENEALOGY: Y Polymorphism and mtDNA Analyses", by Kevin F. Duerinck, Esq. (duerinck.com)
  • The D-loop (control region) of dog mtDNA consists of two hypervariable regions (HV1 and HV2) which are separated by a region of variable number tandem repeat [ 13 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • To determine mtDNA haplotypes, sequencing of hypervariable segment I and typing of haplotype-specific point substitutions in the other parts of the mtDNA molecule were performed. (blogspot.com)
  • To investigate the forces driving current gene-flow patterns and past evolutionary histories, we searched for common patterns of population genetic subdivision within eight species sampled throughout their distributions [mitchochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region, n = 1086]. (oregonstate.edu)
  • The MPA appears unlikely to sustain the species' existing mtDNA genetic diversity or act as an effective source population. (int-res.com)
  • Genetic structuring of the LWfG was examined in its whole distribution area from Fennoscandia to East Asia (V). A fragment of the control region of mtDNA was sequenced from 110 individuals. (piskulka.net)
  • Both myself and my son show up on my dad's MtDNA matches as a 3 Genetic distance. (thegeneticgenealogist.com)
  • 2011. Genetic structure and haplotype diversity of Tachypleus gigas population along the west coast of peninsular Malaysia - inferred through mtDNA AT rich region sequence analysis. (horseshoecrab.org)
  • In this laboratory-teaching unit, students use their own DNA to place themselves in the humans of the world mtDNA phylogenetic tree (Fig. 1 ) and to deduce and find the geographic origin of their maternal lineage and to estimate population genetic parameters. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Haplotype diversity is noted for being higher here than elsewhere. (wikipedia.org)
  • Yemen is noted for high haplotype diversity within the population. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unfortunately, results characterized the MPA as having particularly low haplotype diversity and significant population differentiation from other sample sites. (int-res.com)
  • Overall, results indicated high haplotype diversity (h = 0.25 - 1.00) and low nucleotide diversity (π = 0.00 - 0.13). (sun.ac.za)
  • The Canis mtDNA HV1 database (CHD) contains 5567 nucleotide entries originating from 15 subspecies in the species Canis lupus . (biomedcentral.com)
  • Of the 3646 nucleotide entries, only 414 were annotated with correct haplotype information, while 3232 had insufficient or lacked haplotype information and were corrected or modified before storing in the CHD. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Haplotypes are the unique composition of single nucleotide polymorphisms that we inherit as large fragments from our parents. (blogspot.com)
  • This study focus on the phylogenetic relationships among six Proto-Malay tribes (Jakun, Temuan, Semelai, Kuala, Seletar and Kanaq) and the effectiveness of using HVSI D-loop region segment and a 9 bp deletion of the intergenic region of COII/tRNA Lys of mtDNA in portraying the phylogenetic relationships. (scialert.net)
  • To generate greater student interest, we have developed an affordable practical lab ($16 dollars per student) where students extract and sequence their own mtDNA and use it for exercises involving phylogenetic reconstruction (placement of own DNA into the world tree), divergence (speciation) time (comparing current student population with chimps, gorillas, and Neanderthal), and population genetics (demographic change calculation based on student's sample). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Overall estimates of interpopulation variance in microsatellite alleles ( F ST = 0.011 ) and mtDNA haplotypes ( Φ ST = 0.126 ) were low and not significantly different from zero. (usgs.gov)
  • Discordance between the observed mtDNA trees and species identifications based on morphological characters could provide important information regarding the potential existence of host-specific or regional strains or cryptic species within the genus Lygus and help clarify its phylogeny. (usda.gov)
  • For both species, sequence data was obtained with the mtDNA COI gene. (sun.ac.za)
  • The results of the investigations of the microsatellite loci supported the mtDNA results unambiguously. (nature.com)
  • The researchers analyzed 1,705 haplotypes based on 9 short tandem repeat (STR) loci on the Y-chromosome from 9 to 11 groups each of African-Americans, European-Americans, and Hispanics in the United States. (ojp.gov)
  • Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) detected significant spatial heterogeneity in the constitution of the haplotypes among the blocks. (go.jp)
  • Complete mitogenome sequencing allowed for the detection of 163 distinct haplotypes, raising the power of discrimination from 0 (CR) to 99.6% (mitogenome). (hud.ac.uk)
  • Low levels of population structuring observed in mtDNA between the two forests may be due to the smaller effective population size sampled by mtDNA, a cline of haplotypes across the West, or the presence of a contact zone between A. g. atricapillus and goshawks of southern Arizona and the Mexican Plateau. (usgs.gov)
  • This study investigates the potential to solve this constraint by massively parallel sequencing a large number of mitogenomes that share the most common West Eurasian mtDNA control region (CR) haplotype motif (263G 315.1C 16519C). (hud.ac.uk)
  • The KLNP haplotypes of the control region were shared with the Southeast Asian subspecies, A. p. annamiticus . (nature.com)
  • Von den bisher für Populationen der C-Linie beschriebenen acht Haplotypen in dieser mtDNA-Region fanden wir in unserer Untersuchung drei. (apidologie.org)
  • The HVS I D-loop region of most Proto Malays are highly variable as 27 of 32 haplotypes were subgroup-specific. (scialert.net)
  • Unfortunately I could only find mtDNA data for the Fulani and Berbers. (eupedia.com)
  • Human mobility patterns in Falbygden were studied by applying strontium isotope analysis combined with archaeological and bioarchaeological data, including mtDNA and sex assessment on a large dataset encompassing 141 individuals from 21 megalithic graves. (springer.com)
  • HV1 is the most variable part of dog mtDNA while the sequence variation rate of HV2 is similar to those of other regions in mtDNA [ 14 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • HVRs are the site where the most mutations occur in mtDNA . (easydna.co.uk)
  • The geographical distribution of some haplotypes suggests that they may be characteristic of subspecies native to Turkey. (apidologie.org)
  • Unfortunately, the article does not mention which mtDNA belongs to which ethnic group. (eupedia.com)
  • A total of four haplotypes was found. (go.jp)
  • In addition, eight new haplotypes were found. (apidologie.org)
  • Most of the novel haplotypes were in a subgroup of lineage C, yet none of these had been found in previous studies of Turkish honey bees. (apidologie.org)
  • While your nuclear chromosomes are only found in 2 copies per cell, one from your mother and one from your father, mtDNA is found much more abundantly-anywhere between hundreds to thousands of copies per cell. (easydna.co.uk)
  • Can you compare results of the y polymorph test with any significance to the mtDNA test? (duerinck.com)
  • To identify the evolutionary lineage of honey bee colonies in Turkey, the mtDNA of 244 colonies from 20 locations was analyzed. (apidologie.org)
  • 5) Emigration of second-generation moths was confirmed by both radar observation and mtDNA analysis. (bioone.org)
  • The analysis did not find significant geographic heterogeneity among African-American, European-American, and Hispanic Y-STR and mtDNA haplotypes. (ojp.gov)
  • Now what if you had also done a mtDNA analysis? (duerinck.com)
  • Actually, no, because the women whom you have traced using the mtDNA analysis were not the ones married to the males you traced in the y polymorphism analysis. (duerinck.com)
  • On the back of the guide you will find your mtDNA Identity Card, similar to the one shown here to the right. (csueastbay.edu)
  • But even if the peoples mentioned in the Book of Mormon were the sole ancestors the Native Americans, just exactly what DNA haplotypes should we expect to find? (jefflindsay.com)
  • Using the primers, we amplified the CR and then determined the haplotypes of 178 samples collected at different sites in Japan. (cambridge.org)
  • We augmented a pilot study on 29 to a total of 216 Italian mitogenomes that represents the largest set of the most common CR haplotype compiled from a single country. (hud.ac.uk)
  • Diagnosis: Naja ashei differs from all other African spitting cobras in possessing a unique clade of mtDNA haplotypes. (reptarium.cz)
  • In addition, certain regions of the mtDNA are useful for ancestry research. (easydna.co.uk)
  • These findings suggest that roads could be one of major barriers to hamper migration of sika deer to some extent, but other potential factors such as the location of food resources and/or the history of bottleneck event are also likely to more or less contribute to configure the present patterns of haplotype distribution. (go.jp)
  • If the assertive one happens to carry the defective mtDNA, the benefit of the therapy would be jeopardized. (labmanager.com)
  • On average, one letter in the sequence of mtDNA changes every 1,500 years. (easydna.co.uk)
  • The Fulani people have clearly Caucasoid features, intermediary between Near Eastern (long, aquiline nose) and North African, a result of the blend of Near Eastern R1b with North African E-M78 and mtDNA M1 and L. (eupedia.com)