Genetic Similarity and Gene Flow in Freshwater Snail, Bulinus Globosus Populations from Selected Natural Habitats in Kano State (Nigeria)
Rasheed Olatunji Moruf,
Halima Abdullahi Muhammad
Abstract:The population genetic structure of Bulinus globosus, an important intermediate host snail for Schistosma haematobium, in Nigeria was studied using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique. The five primers amplified genomic DNA of B. globosus from three populations with one region and 999 permutations. With 79 loci, the % polymorphic bands for each primer across all population samples were 55.70% (River Karaye), 58.23% (River Bagwai) and 60.76% (River Kano). The mean heterozygosity was 0.175, 0.190 and 0.19… Show more
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