Divergence between biochemical and cytogenetic differences in three species of the Callicebus moloch group

H. Schneider, M. P.C. Schneider, M. I.C. Sampaio, E. Montoya, J. Tapia, F. Encarnacion, N. P. Anselmo, F. M. Salzano

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Abstract

Specimens from three species of the Callicebus moloch group—C. Moloch (N = 80), C. brunneus (N = 166), and C. cupreus (N = 23)—were studied. Twenty genetic loci were investigated through electrophoresis, genetic distances were estimated, and the results compared with the available cytogenetic data. Low values of genetic distance were encountered, contrasting with relatively large chromosome differences. We propose that recent karyotypic rearrangements, rather than other Pleistocene events, were the major evolutionary mechanisms determining speciation in these three taxa. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. Copyright © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc., A Wiley Company
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)345-350
Number of pages6
JournalAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1993

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