Morphologic and molecular analysis of species from Iranian native sheep.

is a worldwide parasitic disease of ruminants which affects the liver. In this current study, the phylogenic pattern of species in Iranian native sheep from three different geographical regions was investigated by investigating a 520 bp fragment of mitochondirial NAD1 gene. The analysis of the NAD1 oligo nucleotide sequences from 10 (GenBank accession numbers: MG889399 to MG889408) revealed few non-significant differences, suggesting limited application for NAD1 gene as a biomarker for study of genetic variation in . The morphometrical study also showed a significant relationship for the several morphometric indices among the spp. isolates from different regions of Iran.