Marine Turtle DNA Sequences
Objectives
The Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research
at
the University of Florida has developed a website to facilitate marine
turtle population genetic studies. As the number of laboratories conducting
marine turtle genetics research increases and the chances for duplicating
sequence designations increases, the coordination for identifying, naming,
and cataloging sequence patterns becomes more critical. In an effort to
facilitate this coordination and to avoid the confusion of duplication
of sequence designations in publications, we have established this website
for listing DNA sequence patterns. Please note that this is not a substitute
for submitting sequences to GenBank or EMBL but rather as a focal point
for sea turtle researchers. Also, posting DNA sequences on this website
will not compromise your ability to publish your genetic findings in the
peer-reviewed literature. The website only presents the haplotype sequence
and the ocean basin, not whether the sequence is from a rookery or foraging
ground and not its frequency.
Request for Participation
We urge all researchers in this field to participate in this project. Please
submit your sequences (and citations as appropriate) to us, and we will
include them in the appropriate tables. The other sea turtle species,
other geographic regions, nuclear DNA sequences, and micro-satellite data
will be added after we have discussed appropriate format with our colleagues
in other laboratories.
mtDNA Sequences
For further information, please contact:
Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research
PO Box 118525
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida 32611 USA
Email: accstr@zoo.ufl.edu
This website is a work in progress. We welcome your comments.