A molecular characterization of the charismatic Faroe house mouse
Faroe house mice are a 'classic' system of rapid and dramatic morphological divergence highlighted by J. S. Huxley during the development of the Modern Synthesis. In the present study, we characterize these charismatic mice using modern molecular techniques, examining specimens from all Fa...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.1074.3123 2023-05-15T16:10:52+02:00 A molecular characterization of the charismatic Faroe house mouse Eleanor P Jones Jens-Kjeld Jensen Eyðfinn Magnussen Noomi Gregersen Heidi S Hansen Jeremy B Searle The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1074.3123 http://faculty.jsd.claremont.edu/dmcfarlane/bio145mcfarlane/PDFs/Fareos%20mice.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1074.3123 http://faculty.jsd.claremont.edu/dmcfarlane/bio145mcfarlane/PDFs/Fareos%20mice.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://faculty.jsd.claremont.edu/dmcfarlane/bio145mcfarlane/PDFs/Fareos%20mice.pdf text ftciteseerx 2020-04-26T00:27:31Z Faroe house mice are a 'classic' system of rapid and dramatic morphological divergence highlighted by J. S. Huxley during the development of the Modern Synthesis. In the present study, we characterize these charismatic mice using modern molecular techniques, examining specimens from all Faroe islands occupied by mice. The aims were to classify the mice within the modern house mouse taxonomy (i.e. as either Mus musculus domesticus or Mus musculus musculus) using four molecular markers and a morphological feature, and to examine the genetic diversity and possible routes of colonization using mitochondrial (mt) control region DNA sequences and microsatellite data (15 loci). Mice on the most remote islands were characterized as M. m. domesticus and exhibited exceptionally low genetic diversity, whereas those on better connected islands were more genetically diverse and had both M. m. musculus and M. m. domesticus genetic elements, including one population which was morphologically M. m. musculus-like. The mtDNA data indicate that the majority of the mice had their origins in south-western Norway (or possibly southern Denmark/northern Germany), and probably arrived with the Vikings, earlier than suggested by Huxley. The M. m. musculus genetic component appears to derive from recent mouse immigration from Denmark. Text Faroe Islands Unknown Faroe Islands Huxley ENVELOPE(162.867,162.867,-77.850,-77.850) Norway |
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Faroe house mice are a 'classic' system of rapid and dramatic morphological divergence highlighted by J. S. Huxley during the development of the Modern Synthesis. In the present study, we characterize these charismatic mice using modern molecular techniques, examining specimens from all Faroe islands occupied by mice. The aims were to classify the mice within the modern house mouse taxonomy (i.e. as either Mus musculus domesticus or Mus musculus musculus) using four molecular markers and a morphological feature, and to examine the genetic diversity and possible routes of colonization using mitochondrial (mt) control region DNA sequences and microsatellite data (15 loci). Mice on the most remote islands were characterized as M. m. domesticus and exhibited exceptionally low genetic diversity, whereas those on better connected islands were more genetically diverse and had both M. m. musculus and M. m. domesticus genetic elements, including one population which was morphologically M. m. musculus-like. The mtDNA data indicate that the majority of the mice had their origins in south-western Norway (or possibly southern Denmark/northern Germany), and probably arrived with the Vikings, earlier than suggested by Huxley. The M. m. musculus genetic component appears to derive from recent mouse immigration from Denmark. |
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A molecular characterization of the charismatic Faroe house mouse |
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A molecular characterization of the charismatic Faroe house mouse |
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A molecular characterization of the charismatic Faroe house mouse |
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A molecular characterization of the charismatic Faroe house mouse |
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A molecular characterization of the charismatic Faroe house mouse |
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