Molecular Biology and Evolution, Vol 10, 590-604, Copyright © 1993 by Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
E Nevo, RL Honeycutt, H Yonekawa, K Nelson and N Hanzawa
Patterns of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation were examined in 133
mole-rats constituting all four chromosomal species (2n = 52, 2n = 54, 2n =
58, and 2n = 60) of the Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies in Israel, as well
as the peripheral isolates of 2n = 60. In the main range of the complex, a
total of 28 mtDNA haplotypes were found in 64 mole-rats, with most
haplotypes being unique to either a single chromosomal species or
population. mtDNA divergence increased from low to high diploid number in a
north-to-south direction in Israel. Overall levels of mtDNA diversity were
unexpectedly the highest in the 2n = 60, the youngest species of the
complex. The mtDNA haplotypes can be separated into two major groups, 2n =
52-54 and 2n = 58-60, and a phylogenetic analysis for each group revealed
evidence of a few haplotypes not sorted by diploid number. The overall
patterns of mtDNA divergence seen within and among the four chromosomal
species are consistent with the parapatric mode of speciation as suggested
from previous studies of allozyme and DNA hybridization. In a separate data
set the patterns of mtDNA variation were examined across the main
geographic range and across peripheral semi-isolates and isolates of the 2n
= 60 chromosomal species. Fifteen haplotypes were found in 69 mole-rats.
High levels of mtDNA diversity characterized the main range, semi-isolated,
and even some desert isolated populations. The peripheral isolates contain
much mtDNA diversity, including novel haplotypes.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms in subterranean mole-rats of the Spalax ehrenbergi superspecies in Israel, and its peripheral isolates
Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Israel.
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