Phylogenetic relationships of ticks in Metastriata using POL_II and AChE nuclear protein-encoding genes.
The phylogenetic relationships of ticks have been investigated using mitochondrial and ribosomal gene sequences but not the nuclear protein-encoding genes. Nuclear protein-encoding genes, which direct most aspects of the phenotyp, have not been tested and used for phylogenetic analysis in ticks. We report here our newly exploration of the phylogenetic utilities of several nuclear protein-encoding genes in metastriatan ticks. These genes are acetylcholine esterase (AChE), RNA polymerase II (POLII), dopa decarboxylase (DDC), and elongation factor-1 alpha.
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