Analysis of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene of Canis lupus in Turkey

Year 2025, Volume: 18 Issue: 1, 58 - 63

Elif Yildiz Ay , İrfan Albayrak

https://doi.org/10.46309/biodicon.2025.1456557

Abstract

This study is based on the analysis of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene of 20 grey wolf samples obtained from different regions of Turkey between 2014-2018. The results from this study were compared with sequences from Canis lupus records from other localities available in GenBank. This comparison showed that Canis lupus in Turkey originates from the same genetic source as the Canis lupus sequences in GenBank with a very high degree of similarity in sequencing (97-100%).

Keywords

Mitochondrial DNA, Cytochrome c Oxidase, gray wolf, Turkey

Türkiye'deki Canis lupus'un sitokrom c oksidaz subunit I geninin analizi

Abstract

Bu çalışma, 2014-2018 yılları arasında Türkiye'nin farklı bölgelerinden elde edilen 20 adet gri kurt örneğinin sitokrom c sksidaz subunit I geninin analizine dayanmaktadır. Bu çalışmadan elde edilen sonuçlar, GenBank'ta bulunan diğer bölgelerdeki Canis lupus kayıtlarından elde edilen dizilerle karşılaştırıldı. Bu karşılaştırma, Türkiye'deki Canis lupus'un Gen Bankası'ndaki Canis lupus dizileriyle aynı genetik kaynaktan geldiği ve dizilim açısından çok yüksek derecede benzerlik gösterdiğin (%97-100) kaydedildi.

Keywords

Mitokondriyal DNA, Sitokrom c Oksidaz, gri kurt, Türkiye

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