Resolving the phylogenetic status and taxonomic relationships of the Hangul (Cervus elaphus hanglu) in the family Cervidae

The Hangul (Cervus elaphus hanglu) is a "Least Concern" deer species, and it is the only survivor of the Red Deer group in the Indian subcontinent. The phylogenetic status of the Hangul relative to the other members of the family Cervidae is not known because sequence data are not availabl...

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Published in:Mitochondrial DNA. Part A. DNA mapping, sequencing, and analysis sequencing, and analysis, 2017-11, Vol.28 (6), p.835-842
Main Authors: Kumar, Ved P., Thakur, Mukesh, Rajpoot, Ankita, Joshi, Bhim Dutt, Nigam, Parag, Ahmad, Khursheed, Kumar, Dhyanendra, Goyal, Surendra P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Cytochrome b gene
Cytochromes b - genetics
Deer - classification
Deer - genetics
Deer - metabolism
Genes, Mitochondrial
Genetic Variation
Hangul
Haplotypes
Immigration
India
mtDNA
phylogenetic tree
Phylogeny
Phylogeography
Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Summary:The Hangul (Cervus elaphus hanglu) is a "Least Concern" deer species, and it is the only survivor of the Red Deer group in the Indian subcontinent. The phylogenetic status of the Hangul relative to the other members of the family Cervidae is not known because sequence data are not available in public databases. Therefore, this study was carried out to determine the phylogenetic status and delineate the genetic boundaries of the Hangul with respect to the other Red Deer subspecies on the basis of cytochrome b gene sequence data (ca 421 bp). There are three major monophyletic groups of the Red Deer in the phylogenetic tree, which are referred to as the western (Hap-01 to Hap-10), eastern (Hap-11 to Hap-20) and tarim (Hap-21 to Hap-25) groups. The overall haplotype diversity and per-site nucleotide diversity were 0.9771 (±0.0523) and 0.0388 (±0.00261), respectively. In the phylogenetic tree, the Hangul clustered with the tarim group (Yarkand and Bactrian Red Deer) with a strong bootstrap support (92%) and was found to be genetically closer to the Bactrian Red Deer than to the Yarkand Red Deer. Our molecular analysis supported the idea that the Hangul diverged from the Bactrian Red Deer and migrated to India from Tajikistan approximately 1.2 MYA.
ISSN:2470-1394
2470-1408
DOI:10.1080/24701394.2016.1197217