title: Sequence analysis of the mitochondrial DNA control region of ciscoes (genus Coregonus): taxonomic implications for the Great Lakes species flock.
abstract: Sequence variation in the control region (D-loop) of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was examined to assess the genetic distinctiveness of the shortjaw cisco (Coregonus zenithicus). Individuals from within the Great Lakes Basin as well as inland lakes outside the basin were sampled. DNA fragments containing the entire D-loop were amplified by PCR from specimens of C. zenithicus and the related species C. artedi, C. hoyi, C. kiyi, and C. clupeaformis. DNA sequence analysis revealed high similarity within and among species and shared polymorphism for length variants. Based on this analysis, the shortjaw cisco is not genetically distinct from other cisco species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 53201, USA. reed@csd.uwm.edu
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Dorschner
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Todd
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry*; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D005618:Fresh Water; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics*; D006114:Great Lakes Region; D019901:Locus Control Region / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012487:Salmonidae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial