Cytochrome B sequences suggest convergent evolution of the Asian takin and Arctic muskox.

doi:10.1006/mpev.1997.0423

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Cytochrome B sequences suggest convergent evolution of the Asian takin and Arctic muskox.

Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Dec 1997

Groves P, Shields G F

Abstract excerpt

Relationships of the takin (Budorcas taxicolor) and muskox (Ovibos moschatus) have been speculated upon for many years. Morphological and behavioral similarities between these species have led to suggestions that they are closely related. To test the hypothesis that characteristics shared by the...

Topics

Animals
Base Sequence
Cattle
Cytochrome b Group
DNA, Mitochondrial
Evolution, Molecular
Genetic Variation
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Sheep
Species Specificity

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