Table 2.
Informative sites screened in the 139-bp mtDNA concatenated fragment
| Amplicons | nt | A. j. venaticus | A. j. jubatus | A. j. soemmeringii | North Africa population | A. j. raineyi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT-ND5 | 12665–12667 | ATC | ATC | — | ATC | ATC |
| 12679 | T/C | C | C | C | C | |
| 12698 | C | C | A | C | C | |
| 12707 | A | A | A | G | A | |
| MT-CR1 | 16448 | T | C | C | C | C |
| 16454 | T | T | T | T | C/T | |
| 16473 | T | T | C | T | T | |
| 16474 | A | G | G | A | G | |
| MT-CR3 | 16817 | T | T | T | C | C/T |
| 16818 | A | A | G/A | A | A | |
| 16831 | A | A | A | A | G/A | |
| 16854 | A | A | A | A | G/A |
nt: nucleotide position (GenBank Accession no. GI:38349475.1); MT-ND5: mitochondrial NADH-dehydrogenase subunit 5; MT-CR: mitochondrial control region. Diagnostic nucleotide polymorphisms are highlighted in bold. A. j. venaticus (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) refers to the Southwest Asian cheetah population.