Kavitha, R. and Low, Van Lun and Azirun, Mohd Sofian and Chen, Chee Dhang and Ahmad, F.M.S. and Shanti, N. and Zaibunnisa, A.H. and Farida, Z.M.Y. (2022) The hidden biodiversity of the blowfly Chrysomya megacephala revealed by the Cytochrome b gene. In: 1st International Conference on Biodiversity and Sustainable Development 2021, iBioSDG 2021.
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Insects or arthropods collected from a human deceased during crime scene investigation often revealed information related to the body of the deceased or the crime scene. Morphologically identical immature larvae or maggots have been identified using DNA identification methods. However, a big challenge to the DNA identification method is the presence of morphologically identical but genetically distinct taxa. The genetic diversity of Chrysomya megacephala flies from Malaysia will be revealed in this study. A total of 74 Chrysomya megacephala from Peninsular Malaysia were subjected to phylogenetic and haplotype analyses based on the Cytochrome b (Cyt b) gene. Chrysomya megacephala from Kuala Lumpur and Selangor are more diverse genetically compared to those from Perak, Johor and Pahang. The Cyt b gene revealed three distinct genetic clades of Chrysomya megacephala, one clade is for populations from Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, whereas the other two clades consisted of specimens from all five studied populations that is Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Johor. Detection of hidden lineages of Chrysomya megacephala based on the Cyt b gene may offer some clues for forensic entomological investigation in the country. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Funders: | Universiti Malaya [Grant No: RP021C-16SUS], Universiti Teknologi MARA [Grant No: RAGS/1/2014/SG05/UITM//2] |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Chrysomya megacephala; Cytochrome b gene; Morphologically; Phylogenetic; Haplotype analyses |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office > Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Nov 2023 02:31 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Nov 2023 02:31 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/43412 |
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