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Assessment of genetic diversity among wild and captive-bred Labeo rohita through microsatellite markers and mitochondrial DNA

  • Muhammad Noorullah;Amina Zuberi;Muhib Zaman;Waqar Younas;Sadam Hussain;Muhammad Kamran
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.26 no.12
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    • pp.752-761
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    • 2023
  • Genetic diversity serves as the basis for selecting and genetically enhancing any culturable species in aquaculture. Here, two different strains of wild (River Ravi and River Kabul) and six captive-bred strains of Labeo rohita from various provinces were se- lected, and genetic diversity among them was evaluated using three different microsatellite markers, i.e., Lr-28, Lr-29, and Lr-37, and one mitochondrial CO1 (Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1) gene. Different strains of L. rohita were collected, and part of their caudal fin was cut and preserved in ethanol for DNA extraction and determination of genetic diversity among them. Results in- dicated that selected markers were polymorphic with polymorphic information content (PIC) content values above 0.5 with the highest in Lr-28 followed by Lr-29 and then Lr-37. The observed heterozygosity (Ho) of all strains was higher (Avg: 0.731) but less than the expected heterozygosity (He). Moreover, TMs and WRs showed the highest He, while TKs showed the lowest, He. Over- all, inbreeding coefficient (FIS) values observed for all strains with selected markers were positive. The DNA barcoding with the CO1 gene revealed genetic variation among various strains, as demonstrated by the clades in the phylogenetic tree separating the strains into two distinct clusters that then divided into sub-clusters. In conclusion, TMs showed the highest heterozygosity as compared to other strains. Overall results provide the baseline data for the initiation of the genetic improvement program.

The Biosystematic Situation in China's Mainland: Its Strength, Deficiency, and Need with Special Reference to Insects

  • Yuan, Decheng;Xue, Dayong;Ji, Liqiang
    • Animal cells and systems
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    • v.1 no.3
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    • pp.447-450
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    • 1997
  • There exists a great need for biosystematics in China's mainland, especially because it is currently undergoing rapid changes. The present infrastructure for research and educateion was developed since the 1950s following the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. The total collection of insects in China's mainland now reaches over 13 million specimens, and about 190 specialists are engaged in biosystematic studies on insects. With these collections and expertise for research, China can offer biosystematic services on certain groups and function as the regional center both for referenced specimens and biosystematic information in East Asia.

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Evaluation of some indigenous plant extracts for antiimplantation activity in albino rats

  • Pateel, Mallikarjun;Sharanabasappa, Sharanabasappa;Malashetty, Viajykumar B;Patil, Saraswati B;A, Veeranagoud
    • Advances in Traditional Medicine
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.347-351
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    • 2005
  • In the present investigation twelve indigenous medicinal plants have been screened for their antiimplantation activity in albino rats. The plant material was subjected for soxhlation successively and separately from non-polar solvents to polar solvents i.e., petroleum ether benzene and ethanol. Out of these three extracts the petroleum ether extract of seeds of Citrus medica, aerial part of Oxalis corniculata and Tinospora cardifolia have showed maximum antiimplantation activity. Ethanol extract of leaves of Cardiospermum helicacabum, roots of Echinops echinatus, leaves of Melia azedarach, seeds of Momordica charantia and bark of Terminalia bellirica have shown maximum antiimplantation activity amongst the three extracts of each plant material screened. Though all the three extracts of seeds of Annona squamosa and leaves of Zizyphus jujube screened for antiimplantation activity, no extract has showed any loss in implantation. The details of the results obtained are discussed.

Freshwater Tardigrades from Korea (한국 담수산 완보류)

  • Moon, Seung-Yeo;Kim, Won;Chang, Cheon-Young
    • Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.159-171
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    • 1989
  • Tardigrades were collected in freshwater habitats, such as rivers, streams , lakes , ponds and rice paddies at 19 different localities in Korea, during the period of May 1986 -January 1988, and seven species were identified. Dactylobiotus dispar, Macrobiotus hufellandi, M. richtersi, Hypsibius convergnes, H. dujardini, Isohypsibius granulifer, and Pseudobiotus megalonix, Five species of these except D. disparand H. dujardini, are new to Korea, which are fully described and illustrated.

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Studies on the Effects of Dibutyryl Cyclic AMP and Theophylline on RNA Synthesis in Mouse Follicular Oocytes in Vitro (Dibutyryl Cyclic AMP와 Theophylline이 培養중인 생쥐 濾胞卵子의 RNA合成에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Cho, Wan-Kyoo;Yoo, Seung-Hyun
    • The Korean Journal of Zoology
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.19-26
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    • 1975
  • 自記放射法을 이용하여 dbcAMP와 theophylline이 未成熟卵子의 RNA合成에 미치는 영향을 관찰하였다. 培養中인 未成熟卵子의 RNA合成은 dbcAMP와 theophylline에 의하여 抑制를 받았다. dbcAMP나 theophylline은 培養液(modified Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate solution)內에 100 $\\mu$g/ml 정도 들어 있으며 핵막(germinal vesicle)의 붕괴 되지 못하고 그대로 存在하며 그동안의 RNA合成은 극히 억제된 채로 남아 있다. 그러나 培養을 시작하여 2$\\sim$3時間後, 즉 핵막붕괴가 끝난 다음에 이들 억제물질을 배양액에 添加하면 正常卵子와 같이 성숙분열이나 RNA合成이 억제 됨이 없이 진행된다. 24時間동안 dbcAMP나 theophylline으로 성숙이 억제 되었던 卵子도 이들 억제물질을 제거하면 즉시 成熟分裂이 진행되며 RNA合成도 正常的으로 일어난다. 이런 結果로 미루어 dbcAMP등의 RNA合成 抑制機作에 한 가지 가능성을 추측할 수 있다. 즉 dbcAMP나 theophylline의 처리에 의해 細胞質內 cAMP의 농도가 높아지고 이 cAMP는 핵막붕괴나 染色質의 응집에 관여하는 단백질 合成을 誘導할 mRNA合成을 억제하며 이 때문에 卵子는 핵을 보유한채 그대로 남아 있는 것이다.

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Studies on the Effects of Dibutyryl Cyclic AMP and Theophylline on Intracellular Contents of Glycogen of Mouse Follicular Oocytes in Vitro (Dibutyryl Cyclic AMP와 Theophylline이 培養중인 생쥐 濾胞卵子의 Glycogen 함량에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Cho, Wan-Kyoo;Yoon, Yong-Dal
    • The Korean Journal of Zoology
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.27-40
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    • 1975
  • dbcAMP와 theophylline이 난자의 성숙을 억제하는 기작과 난자내 glycogen 함량과의 관계를 밝혀보기 위하여 실험한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 생쥐 여포난자의 PAS 양성물빌은 glycogen이며 핵의 성숙분열이 진행됨에 따라 glycogen의 함량은 감소한다. 2. dbcAMP나 theophylline에 의해 핵의 성숙이 억제된다 하더라도 난자내의 glycogenolysiss는 촉진된다. 이에 반해 핵분열이 일어나지 않은 난자는 배양이 진행되더라도 glycogen을 그대로 유지하고 있다. 일단 dbcAMP나 theophylline에 의해 성숙이 억제되었던 난자가 성숙과정에 들어가려면 다시 glyconeogenesis가 일어나 세포질내의 glycogen의 양이 회복하며 이때의 glycogen은 핵성숙과 더불어 소모된다. 3. Glycogen의 회복은 배양액내의 glucose 유무에 관계없이 이루어지며 따라서 이는 난자내 glucose 혹은 다른 전구물질에 의해 이루어지리라고 추측된다. 4. 결국 dbcAMP나 theophylline은 난자내 cAMP의 양을 증가시켜 glycogen의 소모를 일으키는 것으로 생각되며, glycogenolysis와 난자의 핵 성숙과정이 별개로 진행되기는 하지만 성숙의 요건은 일정량 이상의 glycogen이 함유되어 있어야 한다는 것을 알게되었다.

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Comparative Study of Lactic Dehydrogenase Isozyme patterns in Clonal Derivatives of Chinese and Armenian Hamsters (Chinese hamster와 Armenian hamster에서 얻은 여러 細胞系에 대한 乳酸데히드로게나제 아이소자임 패턴에 관한 比較硏究)

  • Kang, Yung-Sun;Sahsook Hahn
    • The Korean Journal of Zoology
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.37-42
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    • 1974
  • Comparative LDH isozyme studies on normal, malignant and virus-transformed derivatives of Chinese and Armenian hamsters were illustrated. With respect to LDH isozyme patterns, there were good indications that epithelial-like cells have varying levels of LDH-1-2-3 and -4, in addition to the "standard" LDH-5 band, which was exhibited by the majority of fibroblast-like cell lines.ell lines.

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Identification of newly isolated Babesia parasites from cattle in Korea by using the Bo-RBC-SCID mice

  • Cho, Shin-Hyeong;Kim, Tong-Soo;Lee, Hyeong-Woo;Tsuji, Masayoshi;Ishihara, Chiaki;Kim, Jong-Taek;Wee, Sung-Hwan;Lee, Chung-Gil
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.40 no.1
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    • pp.33-40
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    • 2002
  • Attempts were made to isolate and identify Korean bovine Babesia parasite. Blood samples were collected from Holstein cows in Korea. and Babesia parasites were propagated in SCID mice with circulating bovine red 1)food cells for isolation. The isolate was then antigenically and genotypically compared with several Japanese isolates. The Korean parasite was found to be nearly identical to the Oshima strain isolated from Japanese cattle, which was recently designated as Babesia ovata oshimensis n. var. Haemaphusalis longicornis was the most probable tick species that transmitted the parasite .

Vector competence of Anopheles lesteri, Baisas and Hu (Diptera: Culicidae) to Plasmodium vivax in Korea

  • E-Hyun SHIN;Tong-Soo KIM;Hyeong-Woo LEE
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.40 no.1
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    • pp.41-44
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    • 2002
  • Three anopheline mosquitoes in Korea were studied for their abilities as vectors for Plasmodium vivax. The female mosquitoes of Anopheles lesteri. An. pullus and An. sinensis were allowed to suck malaria patient blood until fully fed, and they were then bred for 2 weeks to develop from malaria parasites to sporozoites. The result from the above confirmed the sporozoites in one An. lesteri of one individual and five An. sinensis of six individuals. We also confirmed that An. sinensis was the main vector to transmit malaria and An. lesteri as well as An. sinensis were able to carry Korean malaria parasites. Therefore. we propose that diversified study is needed to manage malaria projects.

The Researches of the Korean Population Genetics (Ⅷ)Gene Analysis of the Lingual Movement (한국인의 유전학적 연구(Ⅷ) 설운동형질의 유전인자분석)

  • KANG, Yung-Sun;CHO, Wan-Kyoo;LEE, Suk-Woo
    • The Korean Journal of Zoology
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.5-8
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    • 1963
  • A gene analysis study on the lingual movements in a sample of the Korean population was made. The abilities to roll and fold the tongue were tested simultaneously on 1,706 in which were included 258 of women. The results were as follows. 1) The gene frequencies of rolling and folding were estimated as GR , 0.6328 : Gr , 0.3672 ; GF, 0.6871 and Gf , 0.3129. The ability of rolling is dominant to not -rolling and not-folding trait is dominant to folding. 2) There is no interaction between genes of rolling and folding, and they inherit by the simple way of the Mendelian principle , that is , dihybrid of tongue movements reveals that the difference beetween observed and expected values is not significant.

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