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Data Mining and Phylogenetic Analysis of Pangasius Nasutus Based On
Cythochrome C Oxidase 1 (CO1) DNA Sequences
Nur Izzah Binti Mohamad Yadzir
Supervisor: Dr Nur Asma Binti Ariffin
Bachelor of Sciences in Agrotechnology (Aquaculture)
School of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences
Pangasiidae is known as a large family of tropical freshwater catfishes that can be
found throughout South and Southeast Asia. Catfish species of this family has a good
potential for aquaculture and high values as flesh food at market in Malaysia. The
molecular phylogenetic trees of 20 representative sequences of Pangasius nasutus
using cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) were constructed. The objective of this
study is to study the phylogenetic analysis of Pangasius nasutus based on COI DNA
sequences. The sequences COI available in National Centre Biology Information
(NCBI) for Pangasius nasutus have been compiled. Then the sequences were aligned
and tree were constucted in Mega software. The results clearly showed that COI gene
can be used to give a clear picture of the phylogenetic relationships among different
species of family Pangasiidae. The method developed in the present study is less timeconsuming
and easy to execute. The technique also provide valuable information for
breeding and conservation programme.
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