Biological compatibility between two temperate lineages of brown dog ticks, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato).

Filipe Dantas-TorresMaria Stefania LatrofaRafael Antonio Nascimento RamosRiccardo Paolo LiaGioia CapelliAntonio ParisiDaniele PorrettaSandra UrbanelliDomenico Otranto

Published in: Parasites & vectors (2018)

The temperate lineages of Rh. sanguineus (s.l.) studied herein are biologically compatible and genetic data obtained from both pure and hybrid lines indicate the occurrence of paternal inheritance or mitochondrial heteroplasmy. This study opens new research avenues and raises question regarding the usefulness of genetic data and crossbreeding experiments as criteria for the definition of cryptic species in ticks.

Keyphrases

mitochondrial dna
copy number
electronic health record
genome wide
big data
risk assessment
oxidative stress
machine learning
gene expression