Heteroduplex Mobility Assays (HMAs) and Analogous Sequence Analysis of a Cytochrome b Region Indicate Phylogenetic Relationships of Selected Callitrichids

Heteroduplex mobility assays (HMAs) of a cytochrome b region were used for estimating genetic distances and phylogenetic relationships between some selected neotropical primates of the families Callitrichidae (marmosets and tamarins) and Cebidae [capuchin monkey, (Cebus apella)], and man (Homo sapie...

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Published in:The Journal of heredity 1996-11, Vol.87 (6), p.456-460
Main Authors: Moreira, M. A. M., Almeida, C. A. S., Canavez, F., Olicio, R., Seuánez, H. N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Base Sequence
Callithrix - genetics
Callitrichidae
Callitrichinae - genetics
Cebidae
Cebus - genetics
Cytochrome b Group - genetics
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Evolution, Molecular
Heredity
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Monkeys & apes
Nucleic Acid Heteroduplexes
Phylogeny
Primates
Saguinus - genetics
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
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Summary:Heteroduplex mobility assays (HMAs) of a cytochrome b region were used for estimating genetic distances and phylogenetic relationships between some selected neotropical primates of the families Callitrichidae (marmosets and tamarins) and Cebidae [capuchin monkey, (Cebus apella)], and man (Homo sapiens). HMA distances were found to be strongly correlated to analogous estimates derived from DNA sequence data. Phylogenetic trees obtained by HMAs and sequence analyses showed similar topologies with almost identical intraspecific, intrageneric, and in-tergeneric relationships. The applicability of HMAs is assessed relative to different levels of molecular and organismal diversity.
ISSN:0022-1503
1465-7333
1471-8505
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a023037