Research Article

Mitochondrial DNA Phylogenetics of Black Rhinoceros in Kenya in relation to Southern Africa Population

Table 2

Diversity differences and genetic divergence between Black Rhinoceros population in Kenyan versus Southern Africa group (significance: ) conducted using DnaSP V5 software.

Population 1: D. b. michaeli (Kenya)Population 2: D. b. minor (Southern Africa)

Number of sequences: 16Number of sequences: 16
Number of polymorphic sites (haplotypes): 10Number of polymorphic sites (haplotypes): 6
Nucleotide diversity (per site), Pi: 0.01167Nucleotide diversity (per site), Pi: 0.00971
Haplotype (gene) diversity: 0.933Haplotype diversity, Hd: 0.900

Between populations: number of fixed differences: 7; mutations polymorphic in population 1 but monomorphic in population 2: 9; mutations polymorphic in population 2 but monomorphic in population 1: 5; shared mutations: 1.