Phylogenetic relationships of Eurema butterflies from Peninsular Malaysia inferred from COI and 28S gene sequences with emphasis on Eurema hecabe

The phylogenetic relationships among species of the genus Eurema from Peninsular Malaysia were reconstructed using nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial CO1 (307 bp) and nuclear ribosomal 28S DNA (471 bp). A total of twenty-eight sequences generated through PCR amplification for each gene region w...

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Main Authors: Abdul Wahid, Noor Azrizal, Idid, Mohammed Rizman, Azirun, Mohd Sofian
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Published: Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94576/
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author Abdul Wahid, Noor Azrizal
Idid, Mohammed Rizman
Azirun, Mohd Sofian
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Idid, Mohammed Rizman
Azirun, Mohd Sofian
author_sort Abdul Wahid, Noor Azrizal
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description The phylogenetic relationships among species of the genus Eurema from Peninsular Malaysia were reconstructed using nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial CO1 (307 bp) and nuclear ribosomal 28S DNA (471 bp). A total of twenty-eight sequences generated through PCR amplification for each gene region were used to construct the Maximum Likelihood (ML) and Maximum Parsimony (MP) phylogenetic trees. The separate taxonomic grouping of the genus Eurema and the genus Gandaca, and their close association is tested here together with sequences of other pierid butterflies obtained from GenBank. All trees reveal a strongly supported monophyletic group of Eurema conspecifics and well-resolved interspecific genetic distances, indicating the usefulness of the genetic markers in local species identification. The combined phylogenetic analyses of CO1 and 28S genes strongly supports a close relationship of E. hecabe with E. blanda, while E. andersonii is recovered as a sister taxon to E. ada.
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spelling upm-945762022-12-05T06:21:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94576/ Phylogenetic relationships of Eurema butterflies from Peninsular Malaysia inferred from COI and 28S gene sequences with emphasis on Eurema hecabe Abdul Wahid, Noor Azrizal Idid, Mohammed Rizman Azirun, Mohd Sofian The phylogenetic relationships among species of the genus Eurema from Peninsular Malaysia were reconstructed using nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial CO1 (307 bp) and nuclear ribosomal 28S DNA (471 bp). A total of twenty-eight sequences generated through PCR amplification for each gene region were used to construct the Maximum Likelihood (ML) and Maximum Parsimony (MP) phylogenetic trees. The separate taxonomic grouping of the genus Eurema and the genus Gandaca, and their close association is tested here together with sequences of other pierid butterflies obtained from GenBank. All trees reveal a strongly supported monophyletic group of Eurema conspecifics and well-resolved interspecific genetic distances, indicating the usefulness of the genetic markers in local species identification. The combined phylogenetic analyses of CO1 and 28S genes strongly supports a close relationship of E. hecabe with E. blanda, while E. andersonii is recovered as a sister taxon to E. ada. Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research 2021-07 Article PeerReviewed Abdul Wahid, Noor Azrizal and Idid, Mohammed Rizman and Azirun, Mohd Sofian (2021) Phylogenetic relationships of Eurema butterflies from Peninsular Malaysia inferred from COI and 28S gene sequences with emphasis on Eurema hecabe. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 69. 262 - 271. ISSN 0217-2445 https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/publications/raffles-bulletin-of-zoology/volumes/volume-69/ 10.26107/RBZ-2021-0021
spellingShingle Abdul Wahid, Noor Azrizal
Idid, Mohammed Rizman
Azirun, Mohd Sofian
Phylogenetic relationships of Eurema butterflies from Peninsular Malaysia inferred from COI and 28S gene sequences with emphasis on Eurema hecabe
title Phylogenetic relationships of Eurema butterflies from Peninsular Malaysia inferred from COI and 28S gene sequences with emphasis on Eurema hecabe
title_full Phylogenetic relationships of Eurema butterflies from Peninsular Malaysia inferred from COI and 28S gene sequences with emphasis on Eurema hecabe
title_fullStr Phylogenetic relationships of Eurema butterflies from Peninsular Malaysia inferred from COI and 28S gene sequences with emphasis on Eurema hecabe
title_full_unstemmed Phylogenetic relationships of Eurema butterflies from Peninsular Malaysia inferred from COI and 28S gene sequences with emphasis on Eurema hecabe
title_short Phylogenetic relationships of Eurema butterflies from Peninsular Malaysia inferred from COI and 28S gene sequences with emphasis on Eurema hecabe
title_sort phylogenetic relationships of eurema butterflies from peninsular malaysia inferred from coi and 28s gene sequences with emphasis on eurema hecabe
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