Biology Faculty Articles
Title
Phylogenetic Reconstruction of the Felidae Using 16S rRNA and NADH-5 Mitochondrial Genes
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1997
Publication Title
Journal of Molecular Evolution
Keywords
Phylogeny, 16S rRNA, NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 (NADH-5), Mitochondrial sequence data, Felidae
ISSN
0022-2844
Volume
4
Issue/No.
1 Supplement
First Page
S98
Last Page
S116
Abstract
The Felidae family represents a challenge for molecular phylogenetic reconstruction because it consists of 38 living species that evolved from a relatively recent common ancestor (10–15 million years ago). We have determined mitochondrial DNA sequences from two genes that evolve at relatively rapid evolutionary rates, 16S rRNA (379 bp) and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 (NADH-5, 318 bp), from multiple individuals of 35 species. Based on separate and combined gene analyses using minimum evolution, maximum parsimony, and maximum likelihood phylogenetic methods, we recognized eight significant clusters or species clades that likely reflect separate monophyletic evolutionary radiations in the history of this family. The clusters include (1) ocelot lineage, (2) domestic cat lineage, (3) Panthera genus, (4) puma group, (5) Lynx genus, (6) Asian leopard cat group, (7) caracal group, and (8) bay cat group. The results confirm and extend previously hypothesized associations in most cases, but in others, e.g., the bay cat group, suggest novel phylogenetic relationships. The results are compared and evaluated with molecular, cytogenetic, and morphological data to derive a phylogenetic synthesis of field evolutionary history.
NSUWorks Citation
Johnson, Warren E. and Stephen J. O'Brien. 1997. "Phylogenetic Reconstruction of the Felidae Using 16S rRNA and NADH-5 Mitochondrial Genes." Journal of Molecular Evolution 4, (1 Supplement): S98-S116. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_bio_facarticles/705
ORCID ID
0000-0001-7353-8301
ResearcherID
N-1726-2015
Comments
©Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1997