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Genetic variation and population structure of the mosquito Anopheles jeyporiensis in southern China
Author(s) -
CHEN B.,
HARBACH R. E.,
BUTLIN R. K.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
molecular ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.619
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1365-294X
pISSN - 0962-1083
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2004.02309.x
Subject(s) - biology , haplotype , genetic diversity , genetic variation , population , genetic structure , anopheles , mitochondrial dna , china , demographic history , population genetics , evolutionary biology , zoology , genetics , malaria , genotype , gene , demography , geography , sociology , immunology , archaeology
Genetic differentiation among populations of Anopheles jeyporiensis was examined using 76 mtDNA COII sequences from 16 sites throughout southern China and northern Vietnam. The COII sequences are AT‐rich (74.58%) and reveal high levels of diversity with 39 of 685 sites polymorphic and 50 different haplotypes present. Genetic variation is high within populations and significant geographical structure was detected at both population and regional levels. In the larger samples, the distributions of haplotypes suggest recent population expansion.