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SUBMITTER: Petersen JL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3873021 | biostudies-literature | 2010
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Petersen Jessica L JL Ibarra Ana Maria AM May Bernie B
Marine biology 20100824 12
Pacific lion-paw scallops were collected from natural aggregations in Laguna Ojo de Liebre (Pacific Ocean), the Gulf of California, and from aquaculture facilities for genetic diversity analyses. Mitochondrial DNA sequencing uncovered two highly supported clades separated by 2.5% divergence. Data from ten microsatellite markers suggest individuals from these mitogroups are introgressed, raising questions about the mitotype origin. Some evidence suggests gene flow between La Paz and Ojo de Liebre ...[more]