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DNA hybridization evidence of hominoid phylogeny: results from an expanded data set.

Journal of molecular evolution ·Vol. 26 ·No. 1-2 ·1987-00-00 ·Pages 99-121

Sibley CG, Ahlquist JE

Abstract

The living hominoids are human, the two species of chimpanzees, gorilla, orangutan, and nine species of gibbons. The cercopithecoids (Old World monkeys) are the sister group of the hominoids. A consensus about the phylogeny of the hominoids has been reached for the branching order of the gibbons (earliest) and the orangutan (next earliest), but the branching order among gorilla, chimpanzees, and human remains in contention. In 1984 we presented DNA-DNA hybridization data, based on 183 DNA hybrids, that we interpreted as evidence that the branching order, from oldest to most recent, was gibbons, orangutan, gorilla, chimpanzees, and human. In the present paper we report on an expanded data set totaling 514 DNA hybrids, which supports the branching order given above. The ranges for the datings of divergence nodes are Old World monkeys, 25-34 million years (Myr) ago; gibbons, 16.4-23 Myr ago; orangutan, 12.2-17 Myr ago; gorilla, 7.7-11 Myr ago; chimpanzees-human, 5.5-7.7 Myr ago. The possible effects of differences in age at first breeding are discussed, and some speculations about average genomic rates of evolution are presented.

MeSH Terms
Animals Cercopithecidae/genetics DNA/genetics Gorilla gorilla/genetics Haplorhini/genetics Humans Hylobates/genetics Models, Genetic Nucleic Acid Hybridization Pan troglodytes/genetics Phylogeny Pongo pygmaeus/genetics Species Specificity
Chemicals
DNA
Authors & Affiliations
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Sibley C G
Tiburon Center, San Francisco State University, California 94920.
Ahlquist J E
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of molecular evolution
Abbr.
J Mol Evol
ISSN
0022-2844
DOI
10.1007/BF02111285
Published
1987-00-00
Pages
99-121
Language
English
Region
Germany
NLM ID
0360051
Subset
IM
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF02111285 View journal details
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