Phylogeny of caucasian rock lizards (Darevskia) and other true lizards based on mitogenome analysis: Optimisation of the algorithms and gene selection

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 15; no. 6; p. e0233680
• Main Authors: Murtskhvaladze, Marine, Tarkhnishvili, David, Anderson, Cort L., Kotorashvili, Adam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 08.06.2020; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Algorithms; Analysis; Analytical methods; Animals; Bayesian analysis; Biology and Life Sciences; Computer and Information Sciences; Cytochrome; Cytochrome b; Cytochromes; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Disease control; DNA; DNA sequencing; DNA, Mitochondrial - genetics; DNA, Mitochondrial - isolation & purification; Gene sequencing; Generic drugs; Genes; Genetic aspects; Genome, Mitochondrial; Genomes; Genomics; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; Lizards; Lizards - genetics; Methods; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial DNA; Models, Genetic; Natural history; Next-generation sequencing; Optimization; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Public health; Research and analysis methods; Ribonucleic acid; RNA; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; Rocks; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Statistical inference; Takydromus; Topology; Georgia; Caspian region; Tbilisi Georgia (country); Georgia (country); Caucasus

We generated a phylogeny for Caucasian rock lizards (Darevskia), and included six other families of true lizards (Lacertini), based on complete mitochondrial genome analysis. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) of genomic DNA was used to obtain 16 new mitogenomes of Darevskia. These, along with 35 sequ...