THE MTDNA CONTROL REGION VARIABILITY OF MICROTUS ROSSIAEMERIDIONALIS (RODENTIA, ARVICOLINI) FROM TWO INVASIVE POPULATIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST

Sheremetyeva I.N., Kartavtseva I.V., Emelyanova A.A., Lapin A.S.

Genetika 2021; 57(11): 1252-1260

The mtDNA control region variability of Microtus rossiaemeridionalis (Rodentia, Arvicolini) from two invasive populations the Russian Far East was studied. The results demonstrated a lower genetic diversity in the Eastern European vole population from Sovetskaya Gavan than in the population from the city of Khabarovsk. Wright's F statistic did not reveal any heterogeneity in the samples from these populations. It was suggested that the discovered haplotypes belong to the EU subclade of the European lineage.

DOI 10.31857/S0016675821110138