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Poster
Using Bioinformatics to Understand the Complete Mitochondrial Genome of the Lemon Shark
University of West Florida Libraries
Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 04/20/2023)
04/20/2023
Abstract
The lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris, a member of the Carcharhinidae (requiem sharks) family in the order Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks), is commonly found in the coral reefs and mangrove forests in shallow subtropical waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Lemon sharks are powerful predators but have certain life history traits such as low fecundity, late sexual maturity, long lifespan, and slow growth rates which makes them more vulnerable to risks of extinction by anthropogenic effects such as overfishing, shark finning, and bycatch. They are also a common target for commercial fishers for their meat and fins, therefore being listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List (1). Lemon sharks are a key indicator species for the marine environment, if numbers start to decline it could mean species below are declining at a faster rate. Mitochondrial DNA can be used as a population genetic marker because of its high level of variability, maternal inheritance, and its neutral mode of evolution (2). In this study, we determined their complete mitochondrial genome, which can provide a better understanding into the evolutionary history of lemon sharks and how populations and other shark species differ from one another.
Details
- Title
- Using Bioinformatics to Understand the Complete Mitochondrial Genome of the Lemon Shark
- Resource Type
- Poster
- Event
- Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 04/20/2023)
- Contributors
- Alexis M Janosik (Faculty Mentor) - University of West Florida, Biology
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries; Argo Scholar Commons
- Format
- pdf
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries by the author to digitize and/or display this information for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380475296006600
- Academic Unit
- Biology; 2023 Student Scholars Symposium and Faculty Research Showcase; Office of Undergraduate Research; Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English