Mitochondrial pseudogenes in the nuclear genome of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes: Implications for past and future population genetic studies

• Main Authors: Thaung Hlaing, Willoughby Tun-Lin, Pradya Somboon, Duong Socheat, To Setha, Sein Min, Moh Seng Chang, Catherine Walton
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=64049098891&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/48894
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is widely used in population genetic and phylogenetic studies in animals. However, such studies can generate misleading results if the species concerned contain nuclear copies of mtDNA (Numts) as these may amplify in addition to, or even instead of, the authenti...