Title |
The dynamic proliferation of CanSINEs mirrors the complex evolution of Feliforms
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Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, June 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2148-14-137 |
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Authors |
Kathryn B Walters-Conte, Diana LE Johnson, Warren E Johnson, Stephen J O’Brien, Jill Pecon-Slattery |
Abstract |
Repetitive short interspersed elements (SINEs) are retrotransposons ubiquitous in mammalian genomes and are highly informative markers to identify species and phylogenetic associations. Of these, SINEs unique to the order Carnivora (CanSINEs) yield novel insights on genome evolution in domestic dogs and cats, but less is known about their role in related carnivores. In particular, genome-wide assessment of CanSINE evolution has yet to be completed across the Feliformia (cat-like) suborder of Carnivora. Within Feliformia, the cat family Felidae is composed of 37 species and numerous subspecies organized into eight monophyletic lineages that likely arose 10 million years ago. Using the Felidae family as a reference phylogeny, along with representative taxa from other families of Feliformia, the origin, proliferation and evolution of CanSINEs within the suborder were assessed. |
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