几种鳄分子系统发生的探讨 The Molecular Phylogeny of Four Crocodilians Based on the Sequence of Mitochondrial ND4 and Cyt b Gene

百年来关于扬子鳄的分类学位置存在着很多争议,本文测得扬子鳄、暹罗鳄和湾鳄的mtDNAND4和Cytb基因,并从GenBank中获得密西西比鳄和海龟的ND4基因和Cytb基因相应片段.用ClustalX1.8进行对位排列,以海龟为外群构建分子进化系统树.结果显示:在鳄类动物中,扬子鳄与密西西比鳄的亲缘关系最近,两者ND4基因序列碱基差异为20.68%,而Cytb基因序列碱基差异为14.43%;但扬子鳄与密西西比与鳄的分类问题仍将有待进一步探讨。 Abstract:A portion of mitochondrial ND4 and cytochrome b gene of 3 species of erocodilian was sequenced.Additional homologous sequences of Alligator mississippinisis from GenBank were aligned together and compared with Cheloniamydas.The phylogenetic trees were reconstructed with the neighbor-joining (NJ) algorithm.Alligator sinensis ismore related to Alligator mississippinesis than others though the diversity of their mitochondrial ND4 gene reached 20.68% while Cyt b gene 14.43%.It needs further study to determine the phylogenetic relationships of Alligatorsinensis and Alligator mississi ppinisis.