Molecular DNA identity of the mouflon of Cyprus (Ovis orientalis ophion, Bovidae): Near Eastern origin and divergence from Western Mediterranean conspecific populations
Molecular DNA identity of the mouflon of Cyprus (Ovis orientalis ophion, Bovidae): Near Eastern origin and divergence from Western Mediterranean conspecific populations
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10.1080/14772000.2015.1046409
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发表时间：
2015-09-03
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1.9
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Barbanera, Filippo
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作者：
Guerrini, Monica;Forcina, Giovanni;Barbanera, Filippo
塞浦路斯的羊（Ovis orientalis ophion）是在新石器时代被驯化的羊的野生后代。我们确定了这一分类群的遗传身份，以阐明其系统的位置，并加强其保护。我们使用12个微卫星DNA位点来推断塞浦路斯的毛口龙与长期隔离的（科西嘉，撒丁岛）或最近引进的（意大利中部）欧洲毛口龙（O. O. musimon）。我们还对线粒体DNA（mtDNA）细胞色素-b基因进行了测序，以推断塞浦路斯人的起源，包括许多欧洲和近东同种的国家生物技术信息中心（NCBI）条目。微卫星揭示了西地中海和塞浦路斯之间的净分歧。后者包括在高度异质性的近东O。orientalis mtDNA组，伊朗代表最可信的地区作为其古代引入塞浦路斯的来源。国际和国家立法都将塞浦路斯的山核桃作为野生分类群加以保护（O。O. Ophion）。然而，世界自然保护联盟濒危物种红色名录和NCBI将塞浦路斯羊作为其各自的家养物种绵羊（O。白羊座）。不幸的是，被指控犯有侵害受保护动物罪的人可能会从立法和数据库之间的这种分类不一致中受益，因为后者可能会挫败分子DNA法医结果。直到近东O的最终结果出来。orientalis系统学，我们建议，塞浦路斯mounces应不变地称为O。O.为了不损害其居住国的保护，
The mouflon population of Cyprus (Ovis orientalis ophion) comprises historically preserved feral descendants of sheep domesticated during the Neolithic. We determined genetic identity of this taxon in order to elucidate its systematic placement and enforce its protection. We used 12 loci of microsatellite DNA to infer genetic relationships between the Cypriot mouflon and either long-time isolated (Corsica, Sardinia) or recently introduced (central Italy) European mouflons (O. o. musimon). We also sequenced the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) Cytochrome-b gene to infer the origin of the Cypriot mouflon including many National Centre for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) entries of European and Near Eastern conspecifics. Microsatellites disclosed net divergence between Western Mediterranean and Cypriot mouflon. The latter was included in the highly heterogeneous Near Eastern O. orientalis mtDNA group, Iran representing the most credited region as the source for its ancient introduction to Cyprus. Both international and national legislation protect the mouflon of Cyprus as a wild taxon (O. o. ophion). However, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and NCBI include the Cypriot mouflon as subspecies of its respective domestic species, the sheep (O. aries). Unfortunately, people charged with crime against protected mouflon may benefit from such taxonomic inconsistency between legislation and databases, as the latter can frustrate molecular DNA forensic outcomes. Until a definitive light can be shed on Near Eastern O. orientalis systematics, we suggest that the Cypriot mouflon should be unvaryingly referred to as O. o. ophion in order not to impair conservation in the country where it resides.