Systematic Position of the African Dormouse Graphiurus (Rodentia, Gliridae) Assessed from Cytochrome b and 12S rRNA Mitochondrial Genes

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Summary

Analysis of 12S RNA and cytochrome b mitochondrial gene sequences for six glirid genera reveals that Graphiurus is clearly a member of the Gliridae, refuting the hypothesis that the family could be paraphyletic and postulate that its hystricomorphous condition has been achieved convergently with other hysticomorphous rodents.

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1999-03-01
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Paraphyly, Phylogenetic tree, Subfamily, Biology, Monophyly

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