rDNA and mtDNA analysis for the identification of genetic characters in the hybrid grouper derived from hybridization of Cromileptes altivelis (female) × Epinephelus lanceolatus (male)

Table 3 The similarity and genetic distance between Cromileptes altivelis, Epinephelus lanceolatus and the hybrid grouper in COI gene and D-loop region

	Genetic distance Similarity	Cromileptes altivelis	Epinephelu lanceolatus	The hybrid grouper
COI gene	Cromileptes altivelis		0.122	0.002
	Epinephelu lanceolatus	0.878		0.124
	The hybrid grouper	0.998	0.876
D-loop region	Cromileptes altivelis		0.370	0.010
	Epinephelu lanceolatus	0.649		0.369
	The hybrid grouper	0.99	0.645

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