Mitochondrial genomes of ancient bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) from Svalbard

The endangered Spitsbergen stock of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) has once been large with up to estimated 100,000 individuals. Genetic diversity of the extant Spitsbergen stock is unknown. We present 10 complete mitochondrial genomes of heterochronous ancient bowhead whale samples from Svalba...

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Main Authors: Grond, Koost, Piecha, Magdalena, Hahn, Christoph, Wiig, Øystein, Bachmann, Lutz
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Online 2019
Subjects:
Svalbard
Balaena mysticetus
bowhead whale
Spitsbergen
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10852/74805
http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-77947
https://doi.org/ 10.1080/23802359.2019.1693284
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Summary:The endangered Spitsbergen stock of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) has once been large with up to estimated 100,000 individuals. Genetic diversity of the extant Spitsbergen stock is unknown. We present 10 complete mitochondrial genomes of heterochronous ancient bowhead whale samples from Svalbard (14C age estimate range: 215–8885years) obtained via NGS of total genomic DNA extracts. The ten mitogenomes differed by nucleotide substitutions and/or indels, and there was a total of 160 variable positions. The average nucleotide diversity was p 1⁄4 0.0029. There was no statistically significant correlation between genetic divergence and time.

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