EVIDENCE FROM 18S RIBOSOMAL-RNA SEQUENCES THAT LAMPREYS AND HAGFISHES FORM A NATURAL GROUP

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STOCK, DW [1 ]
WHITT, GS [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ILLINOIS, DEPT ECOL ETHOL & EVOLUT, URBANA, IL 61801 USA
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10.1126/science.1496398
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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Lampreys and hagfishes (cyclostomes) traditionally were considered to be a natural (monophyletic) group. Recently, the consensus of opinion, based largely on morphological analyses, has shifted to a view that lampreys are more closely related to jawed vertebrates (gnathostomes) than to hagfishes. Phylogenetic comparisons of 18S ribosomal RNA sequences from two hagfishes, two lampreys, a tunicate, a lancelet, and a number of gnathostomes support the monophyly of the cyclostomes. These data force a reassessment of several features of early vertebrate evolution.
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