Genetic diversity of the giant tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) collected from 5 areas, Chumphon and Trat (Gulf of Thailand), and Phangnga, Satun, and Trang (Andaman Sea), was examined by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and mitochondrial DNA (16S ribosomal DNA and an intergenic COI-COII) polymorphism. A total of 53 polymorphic fragments from UBC299, UBC273, and UBC268 was consistently scored across all samples. From the respective primers 26, 32, and 30 genotypes were generated. A 260-bp RAPD fragment generated by the primer UBC268 was specifically observed in 95.8% of Trat P. monodon, suggesting that this RAPD could be used as a marker for comparing phenotypic performance of P. monodon from Trat and other geographic samples. In addition, 37 mtDNA composite haplotypes were observed from restriction analysis of the same P. monodon samples. High haplotype diversity (0.855) and nucleotide diversity (3.328%) of Thai P. monodon were observed. Population differentiation of P. monodon between the Andaman Sea and Gulf of Thailand was clearly illustrated by both techniques (P <.0001). Nevertheless, contradictory results on patterns of differentiation were observed between P. monodon within the Gulf of Thailand. Analysis of nuclear DNA polymorphism (RAPD) indicated a genetically significant difference between Chumphon and Trat ( P <.0001), whereas mtDNA polymorphism did not show differentiation between these samples (P =.0497). Under the presumption of selective neutrality of these markers, biased female gene flow between Trat and Chumphon P. monodon may exist and be responsible for an anomalous differentiation pattern between these geographic samples.

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