SEQUENCE VARIATION AND GENETIC DIVERSITY IN THE GIANT PANDA

Authors
ZHANG YP RYDER OA FAN ZY ZHANG HM HE TM HE GX ZHANG AJ FEI LS ZHANG CL YANG MH ZHU FB PENG ZX PU TC CHEN YC YAO MD GUO W
Citation
Yp. Zhang et al., SEQUENCE VARIATION AND GENETIC DIVERSITY IN THE GIANT PANDA, SCIENCE IN CHINA SERIES C-LIFE SCIENCES, 40(2), 1997, pp. 210-216
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
SCIENCE IN CHINA SERIES C-LIFE SCIENCES → ACNP
ISSN journal
10069305
Volume
40
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
210 - 216
Database
ISI
SICI code
1006-9305(1997)40:2<210:SVAGDI>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
About 336-444 bp mitochondrial D-loop region and tRNA gene were sequen ced for 40 individuals of the giant panda which were collected from Ma bian, Meigu, Yuexi, Baoxing, Pingwu, Qingchuan, Nanping and Baishuijia ng, respectively. 9 haplotypes were found in 21 founders. The results showed that the giant panda has low genetic variations, and that there is no notable genetic isolation among geographical populations. The a ncestor of the living giant panda population perhaps appeared in the l ate Pleistocene, and unfortunately, might have suffered bottle-neck at tacks. Afterwards, its genetic diversity seemed to recover to same ext ent.