Mitochondrial genetics of amphipods: revealing mechanisms of diversity

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Elena V. Romanova¹, Yurij S. Bukin², Kirill V. Mikhailov³, Maria D. Logacheva⁴, Elena A. Sirotinina⁵, Vladimir V. Aleoshin⁶, Dmitry Yu. Sherbakov^7
1Laboratory of Molecular Systematics LIN SB RAS, elena_romanova@lin.irk.ru
²Laboratory of Molecular Systematics LIN SB RAS, bukinyura@mail.ru
³Belozersky Institute for Physicochemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, kv.mikhailov@gmail.com
⁴Belozersky Institute for Physicochemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, maria.log@gmail.com
⁵Laboratory of Molecular Systematics LIN SB RAS, haleo.inc@gmail.com
⁶Belozersky Institute for Physicochemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, aleshin@genebee.msu.su
⁷Laboratory of Molecular Systematics LIN SB RAS, dysh007@gmail.com

We performed a thorough analysis of mitochondrial (mt) genomes of amphipods with the focus on endemic Baikalian species. Possible causes and mechanisms explaining an unusually high variability in mt genomes of Baikalian amphipods in comparison to that of non-Baikalian species are discussed.