Lack of Evidence for Cospeciation Between Retroelements and Their Hosts |
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| Authors: | Sophia Kossida Paul H. Harvey Paolo M. de A. Zanotto Michael A. Charleston |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Zoology, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3PS, United Kingdom, GB;(2) Natural Environment Research Council, Institute of Virology and Environmental Microbiology, Oxford OX1 3SR, United Kingdom, GB |
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| Abstract: | Some literature is available on cospeciation and on reconstructing the phylogenetic relationships of retroelements, but relatively
little consideration has been given to whether there is cospeciation between retroelements and their hosts. Here we address
this problem in detail. We conclude that there is no significant evidence for cospeciation between retroelements and their
hosts. This conclusion was reached by noting that the branching order of the two phylogenies was no more similar than would
be expected by chance.
Received: 18 February 1999 / Accepted: 1 October 1999 |
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| Keywords: | : Cospeciation — Phylogenetic relationships — Retroelements |
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