Molecular Characterization and Phylogeny of Panthera pardus (Common Leopard) in Pakistan
Usman Ijaz1, Muhammad Sajid Tahir2, Khalid Abdul Majeed3*, Shahid Iqbal4, Iffat Huma5, S. Firyal6, Ijaz Ahmed7, Shahid Chohan8 and Aamir Riaz Khan9
1World Wildlife Fund, Ferozepur Road, Lahore, Pakistan
2Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan
3Department of Physiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Science, Lahore, Pakistan
4Serum Section, Veterinary Research Institute, Tufail Road, Lahore, Pakistan
5Quality Control Laboratory, Veterinary Research Institute, Tufail Road, Lahore, Pakistan
6Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Science, Lahore, Pakistan
7Imperial University, Lahore, Pakistan
8School of Biological Science, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Email: khalid.majeed@uvas.edu.pk
Figure 1
PCR amplification of COI gene (543bp size)
Figure 2
Phylogenetic tree of Panthera pardus spp. with respect to COI gene sequence