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Phylogenetic relationships among the species of the genus Testudo (Testudines: Testudinidae) inferred from mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene sequences.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Feb 2002
van der Kuyl Antoinette C, Ph Ballasina Donato L, Dekker John T, Maas Jolanda, Willemsen Ronald E, Goudsmit Jaap
Abstract excerpt
To test phylogenetic relationships within the genus Testudo (Testudines: Testudinidae), we have sequenced a fragment of the mitochondrial (mt) 12S rRNA gene of 98 tortoise specimens belonging to the genera Testudo, Indotestudo, and Geochelone. Maximum likelihood and neighbor-joining methods identify two main clades of Mediterranean tortoises, one composed of the species Testudo graeca, Testudo marginata, and...
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