Study on the Genetic Diversity of Reticulitermes Aculabialis

Sha Zhao, Ya Wang, Beibei Bie, Le Xu, Hong Bai

2018

Abstract

Termites are a kind of insect pest that is harmful to the environment. The genetic diversity of two natural populations in Xi'an and Nanjing was investigated using 6 pairs of highly polymorphic microsatellite markers. The results showed that the average number of alleles in Reticulitermes aculabialis populations of Xi'an and Nanjing was 2.075 and 2.011, respectively; the average number of effective alleles (Ne) was 1.747 and 1.705, respectively; and the average observed heterozygosity (Ho) was 0.483 and 0.445, respectively. The expected mean value of heterozygosity (He) was 0.366 and 0.344, respectively, while the average value of the diversity index (I) was 0.566 and 0.534, respectively. All the above results indicated that the genetic diversity and the degree of genetic variation within Xi'an and Nanjing populations were similar, both at a moderate but relatively low level. Additionally, the genetic structure of the populations in Xi 'an and Nanjing was analysed by GenALEx software, showing that there was significant genetic differentiation (Fst=0.409) between the two populations, and the gene flow between the populations was relatively low (Nm = 0.375).

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Zhao S., Wang Y., Bie B., Xu L. and Bai H. (2018). Study on the Genetic Diversity of Reticulitermes Aculabialis.In The Second International Conference on Materials Chemistry and Environmental Protection - MEEP, ISBN 978-989-758-360-5, pages 255-259. DOI: 10.5220/0008188402550259

in Bibtex Style

@conference{meep18,
author={Sha Zhao and Ya Wang and Beibei Bie and Le Xu and Hong Bai},
title={Study on the Genetic Diversity of Reticulitermes Aculabialis},
booktitle={The Second International Conference on Materials Chemistry and Environmental Protection - MEEP,},
year={2018},
pages={255-259},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008188402550259},
isbn={978-989-758-360-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - The Second International Conference on Materials Chemistry and Environmental Protection - MEEP,
TI - Study on the Genetic Diversity of Reticulitermes Aculabialis
SN - 978-989-758-360-5
AU - Zhao S.
AU - Wang Y.
AU - Bie B.
AU - Xu L.
AU - Bai H.
PY - 2018
SP - 255
EP - 259
DO - 10.5220/0008188402550259