Mitochondrial DNA sequence evolution in sharks: rates, patterns, and phylogenetic inferences |
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Authors: | Martin AP |
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Institution: | Department of Biological Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 89154-4004, USA. |
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Abstract: | Abundant representation of sharks in the fossil record makes this group a
superb system in which to investigate rates and patterns of molecular
evolution and to explore the strengths and weaknesses of phylogenetic
inferences from molecular data. In this report, the molecular evolution of
the cytochrome b gene in sharks is described and the information related to
results from phylogenetic analysis of the data evaluated in the light of a
phylogeny derived independently of the molecular data. Across divergent
lineages of sharks there is evidence for significant substitution rate
variation, departure from compositional equilibrium, and substantial
homoplasy; nevertheless, the signal of evolutionary history is evident in
patterns of shared transversions and amino acid replacements.
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