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

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.

• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Genetics and Molecular Biology

• Publication date

  2016-10-31

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1590/1678-4685-GMB-2016-0091PMID 27801483PMCID 5127161
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

• No claims are published for this paper.

• No concepts are published for this paper.

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