Phylogenetic relationships and orthogenetic evolution of coat color among tamarins (genus saguinus)

Susan C. Jacobs; Allan Larson; James M. Cheverud

doi:10.1093/sysbio/44.4.515

Phylogenetic relationships and orthogenetic evolution of coat color among tamarins (genus saguinus)

Susan C. Jacobs
, Allan Larson
, James M. Cheverud

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Abstract

Orthogenetic evolutionary patterns may appear within taxa as a result of developmental constraints on the expression of genetic variation. Metachromism is a theory of variation in mammalian coat color that predicts an orthogenetic evolutionary pattern. This theory was based in part on studies of interspecific and geographic variation in the coat colors of New World monkeys. We tested the theory of metachromism in tamarins (Saguinus) using phylogenetic information derived from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Parsimony analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences from the D-loop and cytochrome b genes supports recognition of Saguinus as a monophyletic genus composed of two major clades. Coat colors for 16 chromogenetic regions of the tamarin coat were examined using the molecular phylogeny to test predictions of the metachromatic theory. Our results support the hypothesis of an orthogenetic evolutionary pattern for coat color in tamarins.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	515-532
Number of pages	18
Journal	Systematic Biology
Volume	44
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/44.4.515
State	Published - Dec 1995

Keywords

Coat colors
Orthogenesis
Phylogeny
Saguinus
Tamarins, mitochondrial DNA

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