Molecular data highlight hybridization in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri, Cebidae)

AUTOR(ES)

Carneiro, Jeferson, Rodrigues-Filho, Luis Fernando da Silva, Schneider, Horacio, Sampaio, Iracilda

FONTE

Genet. Mol. Biol.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

31/10/2016

RESUMO

Abstract Hybridization has been reported increasingly frequently in recent years, fueling the debate on its role in the evolutionary history of species. Some studies have shown that hybridization is very common in captive New World primates, and hybrid offspring have phenotypes and physiological responses distinct from those of the "pure" parents, due to gene introgression. Here we used the TA15 Alu insertion to investigate hybridization in the genus Saimiri. Our results indicate the hybridization of Saimiri boliviensis peruviensis with S. sciureus macrodon, and S. b. boliviensis with S. ustus. Unexpectedly, some hybrids of both S. boliviensis peruviensis and S. b. boliviensis were homozygous for the absence of the insertion, which indicates that the hybrids were fertile.

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