Polymorphism and Differentiation of Three Populations of the Evoron Vole according to the Variability of the Mitochondrial DNA Control Region

As a result of analysis of the control region of mtDNA for the Evoron vole, a high haplotype (97%) and nucleotide (1.53%) diversity was found. The data obtained indicate a low level of genetic differentiation of populations. At the same time, populations geographically located closer are subdivided more strongly than remote ones. In general, there is agreement between the data on the variability of the mitochondrial DNA control region and chromosome races. However, if the data of chromosomal analysis indicate the preservation of the more ancient variants of the karyotype in the Evoron-Chukchagir Lowland (“ evoron ” chromosomal race), then the data of molecular genetic analysis testify in favor of the preservation of the most ancient mt haplotype (106-19) in the population of the Upper Bureya Depression (argi race).