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Demographic History of the Genus Pan Inferred from Whole Mitochondrial Genome Reconstructions.
Genome biology and evolution - 3 Jul 2016
Lobon Irene, Tucci Serena, de Manuel Marc, Ghirotto Silvia, Benazzo Andrea, Prado-Martinez Javier, Lorente-Galdos Belen, Nam Kiwoong, Dabad Marc, Hernandez-Rodriguez Jessica, Comas David, Navarro Arcadi, Schierup Mikkel H, Andres Aida M, Barbujani Guido, Hvilsom Christina, Marques-Bonet Tomas
Abstract excerpt
The genus Pan is the closest genus to our own and it includes two species, Pan paniscus (bonobos) and Pan troglodytes (chimpanzees). The later is constituted by four subspecies, all highly endangered. The study of the Pan genera has been incessantly complicated by the intricate relationship among subspecies and the statistical limitations imposed by the reduced number of samples or genomic markers analyzed. Here,...
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