1. Mitochondrial genetic variation in bowhead whales in the western Arctic.
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Leduc, R. G., Martien, K. K., Morin, P. A., Hedrick, N., Robertson, K. M., Taylor, B. L., Mugue, N. S., Borodin, R. G., Zelenina, D. A., Litovka, D., and George, J. C.
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BOWHEAD whale , *GENETICS , *WHALES , *MITOCHONDRIAL DNA , *CYTOCHROME b , *GENE expression , *FOSSIL DNA , *MITOCHONDRIA - Abstract
The article presents a study which evaluates the genetic variation in the mitochondrial control region of bowhead whales in the Western Arctic. Study shows that there were no significant differences detected in spatial and temporal comparisons along Alaska's North Slope. However, there was a significant difference between autumn and spring whales from St. Lawrence Island. Moreover, it was concluded that the genetic variation of bowhead whales is established from mitochondrial cytochrome B gene sequences amplified from ancient DNA.
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- 2008