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To determine whether conserved primer sets can amplify homologous mitochondrial DNA across diverse animal species to examine rates and patterns of molecular evolution.

August 1, 1989Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesOpen Access

Dynamics of mitochondrial DNA evolution in animals: amplification and sequencing with conserved primers.

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To determine whether conserved primer sets can amplify homologous mitochondrial DNA across diverse animal species to examine rates and patterns of molecular evolution.
Applied the polymerase chain reaction with conserved primer sets to amplify homologous mitochondrial DNA from over 100 animal species, including mammals, birds, amphibians, fishes, and invertebrates.
Conducted direct sequencing using unpurified mitochondrial DNA extracted from nanogram amounts of fresh tissue as well as microgram quantities of alcohol-preserved or dried museum specimens.
Mitochondrial sequences from birds and fishes exhibited the same strong transition bias characteristic of mammals, although a thymine deficiency in the light strand of birds reduced the frequency of thymine-to-cytosine transitions.
Amino acid replacement rates within a targeted segment of the cytochrome b gene were accelerated in mammals and birds relative to fishes, aligning with the structural model for cytochrome b.

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Comparative molecular analysis demonstrates universal mitochondrial DNA amplification across diverse animal taxa, highlighting new opportunities for phylogenetic research.

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Kocher et al. (1989) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d7d85f61e2ce1627d18370 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.86.16.6196

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Comparative molecular analysis demonstrates universal mitochondrial DNA amplification across diverse animal taxa, highlighting new opportunities for phylogenetic research.

Dynamics of mitochondrial DNA evolution in animals: amplification and sequencing with conserved primers.

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Dynamics of mitochondrial DNA evolution in animals: amplification and sequencing with conserved primers.

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