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Molecular evidence for the origin of birds.

ABSTRACT: The major groups of amniote vertebrates appeared during a relatively short time span at the end of the Paleozoic Era, a fact that has caused difficulty in estimating their relationships. The fossil record suggests that crocodilians are the closest living relatives of birds. However, morphological characters and molecular sequence data from living amniotes have repeatedly challenged this hypothesis by indicating a bird-mammal relationship. DNA sequences from four slow-evolving genes (mitochondrial 12S and 16S rRNA, tRNAVal, and nuclear alpha-enolase) now provide strong statistical support for a bird-crocodilian relationship.

SUBMITTER: Hedges SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC43421 | biostudies-other | 1994 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Molecular evidence for the origin of birds.

Hedges S B SB  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 19940301 7

The major groups of amniote vertebrates appeared during a relatively short time span at the end of the Paleozoic Era, a fact that has caused difficulty in estimating their relationships. The fossil record suggests that crocodilians are the closest living relatives of birds. However, morphological characters and molecular sequence data from living amniotes have repeatedly challenged this hypothesis by indicating a bird-mammal relationship. DNA sequences from four slow-evolving genes (mitochondria  ...[more]

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