A comparative analysis of Y chromosome and mtDNA phylogenies of the Hylobates gibbons.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The evolutionary relationships of closely related species have long been of interest to biologists since these species experienced different evolutionary processes in a relatively short period of time. Comparison of phylogenies inferred from DNA sequences with differing inheritance patterns, such as mitochondrial, autosomal, and X and Y chromosomal loci, can provide more comprehensive inferences of the evolutionary histories of species. Gibbons, especially the genus Hylobates, are particularly intriguing as they consist of multiple closely related species which emerged rapidly and live in close geographic proximity. Our current understanding of relationships among Hylobates species is largely based on data from the maternally-inherited mitochondrial DNAs (mtDNAs).

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SUBMITTER: Chan YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3444420 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature