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Molecular phylogenetics of the family Cyprinidae (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes) as evidenced by sequence variation in the first intron of S7 ribosomal protein-coding gene: further evidence from a nuclear gene of the systematic chaos in the family.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Mar 2008
He Shunping, Mayden Richard L, Wang Xuzheng, Wang Wei, Tang Kevin L, Chen Wei-Jen, Chen Yiyu
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The family Cyprinidae is the largest freshwater fish group in the world, including over 200 genera and 2100 species. The phylogenetic relationships of major clades within this family are simply poorly understood, largely because of the overwhelming diversity of the group; however, several investigators have advanced different hypotheses of relationships that pre- and post-date the use of shared-derived characters...
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