Molecular phylogeny and evolution of primate mitochondrial DNA.

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Summary

A phylogenetic tree for the four groups of primates is constructed and suggests that the rate of nucleotide substitution for mtDNAs in hominines (human, chimpanzee, and gorilla) may have slowed down compared with that for old-world monkeys.

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Published
1988-11-01
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Keywords

Biology, Mitochondrial DNA, Phylogenetic tree, Phylogenetics, Gorilla

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