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Hominoid heterochromatin: Terminal C‐bands as a complex genetic trait linking chimpanzee and gorilla
Author(s) -
Marks Jonathan
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330900210
Subject(s) - gorilla , heterochromatin , phylogenetic tree , biology , evolutionary biology , phylogenetics , trait , genetics , chromosome , gene , paleontology , computer science , programming language
The genetic relations of the apes have been the source of contention throughout the last decade. A potentially useful suite of phylogenetic characters is the distribution of darkly staining material (heterochromatin) in the chromosomes of the apes. While the precise etiology of this character suite remains unclear, it appears to be fairly easily reconciled to hominoid phylogeny in general. The distribution of heterochromatin at the tips of the chromosomes of gorillas and chimpanzees suggests a phylogenetic association between those two taxa exclusive of humans. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.