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Phylogeny and divergence-date estimates of rapid radiations in muroid rodents based on multiple nuclear genes.
Systematic biology - 1 Aug 2004
Steppan Scott, Adkins Ronald, Anderson Joel
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The muroid rodents are the largest superfamily of mammals, containing nearly one third of all mammal species. We report on a phylogenetic study comprising 53 genera sequenced for four nuclear genes, GHR, BRCA1, RAG1, and c-myc, totaling up to 6400 nucleotides. Most relationships among the subfamilies are resolved. All four genes yield nearly identical phylogenies, differing only in five key regions, four of which...
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