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Phylogenetic relationships of Artiodactyls and Cetaceans as deduced from the comparison of cytochrome b and 12s rRNA mitochondrial sequences

Montgelard, C., Catzeflis, F. M., Douzery, E.·1997·Molecular Biology and Evolution

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A data set of complete mitochondrial cytochrome b and 12S rDNA sequences is presented here for 17 representatives of Artiodactyla and Cetacea, together with potential outgroups (two Perissodactyla, two Carnivora, two Tethytheria, four Rodentia, and two Marsupialia). We include seven sequences not previously published from Hippopotamidae (Ancodonta) and Camelidae (Tylopoda), yielding a total of nearly 2.1 kb for both genes combined. Distance and parsimony analyses of each gene indicate that 11 clades are well supported, including the artiodactyl taxa Pecora, Ruminantia (with low 12S rRNA support), Tylopoda, Suina, and Ancodonta, as well as Cetacea, Perissodactyla, Carnivora, Tethytheria, Muridae, and Caviomorpha. Neither the cytochrome b nor the 12S rDNA genes resolve the relationships between these major clades. The combined analysis of the two genes suggests a monophyletic Cetacea +Artiodactyla clade (defined as "Cetartiodactyla"), whereas Perissodactyla, Carnivora, and Tethytheria fall outside this clade. Perissodactyla could represent the sister taxon of Cetartiodactyla, as deduced from resampling studies among outgroup lineages. Cetartiodactyla includes five major lineages: Ruminantia, Tylopoda, Suina, Ancodonta, and Cetacea, among which the phylogenetic relationships are not resolved. Thus, Suiformes do not appear to be monophyletic, justifying their split into the Suina and Ancodonta infraorders. An association between Cetacea and Hippopotamidae is supported by the cyto…

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  • Cetartiodactyla was proposed as the taxon name for the group formed by Hippopotamidae and Cetacea.

    “Cetartiodactyla was proposed as the taxon name for the group (Montgelard et al. 1997) and subsequently more clearly defined (O' Leary and Gatesy 2008).”

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Authors
Montgelard, C., Catzeflis, F. M., & Douzery, E.
Affiliations
Université Montpellier 2 (FR)
Venue
Molecular Biology and Evolution
Published
1997-05-01
Volume
14
Issue
5
Pages
550-559
ISSN
  • 0737-4038 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-1719
OpenAlex
W2156973347
Cited by
279
References
60
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FWCI
12.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Plant Diversity and Evolution
Keywords
Artiodactyla, cetaceans, Cetartiodactyla, phylogenetic relationships, cytochrome b, 12S rRNA, mitochondrial DNA, hippopotamus, ruminants, divergence time estimation
MeSH terms
Animals, Artiodactyla, Base Sequence, Cetacea, Cytochrome b Group, DNA, Mitochondrial, DNA, Ribosomal, Molecular Sequence Data, Phylogeny, RNA, Ribosomal, Species Specificity, DNA Primers, Evolution, Molecular

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