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Evolution of the primate cytochrome c oxidase subunit II gene.
Journal of molecular evolution - 1 Mar 1994
Adkins R M, Honeycutt R L
Abstract excerpt
We examined the nucleotide and amino acid sequence variation of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit II (COII) gene from 25 primates (4 hominoids, 8 Old World monkeys, 2 New World monkeys, 2 tarsiers, 7 lemuriforms, 2 lorisiforms). Marginal support was found for three phylogenetic conclusions: (1) sister-group relationship between tarsiers and a monkey/ape clade, (2) placement of the aye-aye (Daubentonia) sister to...
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