Vol. 18 No. 2 (2023)
Articles

Molecular genetic characteristics of Darevskia portschinskii lizard populations based on microsatellite markers analysis

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  • Irena A. Martirosyan,
  • Dmitrii O. Odegov,
  • Ilaha E. Kafarova,
  • Marine S. Arakelyan,
  • Alexey P. Ryskov,
  • Vitaly I. Korchagin
Irena A. Martirosyan
Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Dmitrii O. Odegov
Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Ilaha E. Kafarova
Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Marine S. Arakelyan
Yerevan State University, Yerevan
Alexey P. Ryskov
Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Vitaly I. Korchagin
Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/a_h-14756

Published 2023-12-27

Keywords

  • Darevskia lizards,
  • Darevskia portschinskii,
  • taxonomy and population genetics,
  • microsatellite loci,
  • genetic polymorphism,
  • genetic differentiation
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Martirosyan, I. A., Odegov, D. O., Kafarova, I. E., Arakelyan, M. S., Ryskov, A. P., & Korchagin, V. I. (2023). Molecular genetic characteristics of Darevskia portschinskii lizard populations based on microsatellite markers analysis. Acta Herpetologica, 18(2), 147–158. https://doi.org/10.36253/a_h-14756

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Abstract

The Caucasian rock lizard species Darevskia portschinskii is one of the bisexual species participating in interspecific hybridisation as the paternal ancestor with the maternal ancestors D. mixta and D. raddei resulting in the successful formation of the parthenogenetic D. dahli and D. rostombekowi, respectively. Populations of D. portschinskii have been previously divided into two subspecies, D. p. portschinskii and D. p. nigrita according to their geographical distribution and the morphological data, but they have not been characterised genetically. Here, we used ten microsatellite markers to determine the genetic structure of the D. portschinskii populations. The utility of the developed microsatellite markers for investigating the genetic variability within and among populations with a heterogeneous spatial distribution was demonstrated. Our results showed that the intra- and interspecific differentiation of the studied populations were consistent with the morphological data on the subspecies status of the D. p. portschinskii and D. p. nigrita populations. A potential applicability of the developed microsatellite markers to study genetic diversity of Darevskia species and subspecies complexes is suggested.

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