SINEs of the Perfect Character

A new study shows that SINEs and LINEs (short and long interspersed elements, respectively) provide a perfect record of the evolutionary history of the major lineages of artiodactyl mammals and confirm that hippopotamuses are the closest extant relatives of whales.

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Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 1999-08, Vol.96 (18), p.9979-9981
Main Author: Hillis, David M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Artiodactyla - classification
Artiodactyla - genetics
Biological taxonomies
Cetacea - classification
Cetacea - genetics
Commentary
Deer
Evolution
Evolution, Molecular
Genetic loci
Interspersed Repetitive Sequences
Mammals
Mammals - classification
Mammals - genetics
Peccaries
Phylogenetics
Phylogeny
Plant morphology
We they distinction
Whales
Whales & whaling
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Summary:A new study shows that SINEs and LINEs (short and long interspersed elements, respectively) provide a perfect record of the evolutionary history of the major lineages of artiodactyl mammals and confirm that hippopotamuses are the closest extant relatives of whales.
ISSN:0027-8424
1091-6490
DOI:10.1073/pnas.96.18.9979