Molecular genetic typing of three forms of wood and field mice belonging to a transpalearctic genus (Apodemus, Muridae, Rodentia)
- Institute of Biology and Soil Sciences, Vladivostok (Russian Federation)
- Kol`tsov Institute of Developmental Biology, Moscow (Russian Federation); and others
The genomes of three species of wood mouse (Apodemus fulvipectus and A. ponticus from the Caucasus and A. argenteus from Japan) were compared by means of restriction analysis of nuclear DNA. The species are differentiated from each other and from previously studied species. Each species has its species-specific features. Within the genus Apodemus, A. ponticus is most closely related to the European species A. sylvaticus and A. flavicollis. A. fulvipectus has a peculiar type of restriction with EcoR I (specific for dispersed repeats) and Hind III (specific for satDNA). The genome of this species contains three families of EcoR I repeats previously found in various species (European and Asian) of wood mouse and Hind III components characteristic of both wood and field mice. A. argenteus differs from all other forms of Apodemus, the genome of which contains the 375-bp Hind III satellite, by the presence of an EcoR I satDNA fraction consisting of 240-bp repeating units. 22 refs., 2 figs.
- OSTI ID:
- 83449
- Journal Information:
- Russian Journal of Genetics, Vol. 31, Issue 6; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1995; TN: Translated from Genetika; 31: No. 6, 820-824(1995)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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