Disparate rates of molecular evolution in cospeciating hosts and parasites.

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Disparate rates of molecular evolution in cospeciating hosts and parasites.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 19 Aug 1994

Hafner M S, Sudman P D, Villablanca F X, Spradling T A, Demastes J W, Nadler S A

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DNA sequences for the gene encoding mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I in a group of rodents (pocket gophers) and their ectoparasites (chewing lice) provide evidence for cospeciation and reveal different rates of molecular evolution in the hosts and their parasites. The overall rate of nucleotide...

Topics

Animals
Base Sequence
Biological Evolution
Electron Transport Complex IV
Host-Parasite Interactions
Likelihood Functions
Mitochondria
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Phthiraptera
Phylogeny
Rodentia

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