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Data mining and phylogenetic analysis on mitochondrial control region of
seahorse (Hippocampus kuda)
Ruzihayanti Binti Che Ahmad
Supervisor: Dr Nur Asma Binti Ariffin
Bachelor of Science in Agrotechnology (Aquaculture)
School of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences
Hippocampus kuda is one of the economically important species in Traditional Chinese
Medicines. However, its population suspected to decline at least 30% every year due
to habitat destruction and overexploitation. Hence, a study conducted to determine
the phylogenetic relationship of Hippocampus kuda in South Asian based on
mitochondrial control region. For data mining, 23 sequence and data were collected
from The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Then, phylogenetic
analyses were conducted using MEGA7 software to study the relationship among
populations. The haplotype were segregate into two groups. First group comprise
haplotype from Malaysia, India and Indonesia while the second group include
haplotype from Thailand and Philippines which is closely related to each other. The
sample clustered based on their similarities and characteristic. The geographical
factors effect on the genetic population of seahorse. The result obtain from this study
can be used in implementation of conservation and stock enhancement.
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