Comparative genetic research on Microtus mystacinus (de Filippi, 1865) distributed in Asia and Europe inferred from mitochondrial (CYTB and COXI) and nuclear (IRBP) gene regions

Abstract The East European vole Microtus mystacinus is the most widespread species in Anatolia. It also frequently seen watery habitats a large area of Eurasia. In this paper, an attempt was made to ascertain level genetic differentiation between Anatolian (Asian part Turkey) and Turkish Thracian (European populations together with additional data from other parts Asia Europe by analysing two mitochondrial (cytochrome- b cytochrome oxidase subunit I) one nuclear (interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein) gene regions. Acquired Bayesian Inference trees mostly separated Asian M. fixation index values implied significant these for DNA. On hand, median-joining networks did not show diverging populations, significantly, mean distance among were found be low both Evolutionary divergence times calculated dated back approximately 0.316–0.111 million years ago, coinciding ice ages Pleistocene epoch. According obtained results, have diverged enough form different species; however, there separation which might result speciation.