Mitochondrial genomes of acrodont lizards: timing of gene rearrangements and phylogenetic and biogeographic implications
Open Access
- 1 January 2010
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Ecology and Evolution
- Vol. 10 (1) , 141
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-10-141
Abstract
Acrodonta consists of Agamidae and Chamaeleonidae that have the characteristic acrodont dentition. These two families and Iguanidae sensu lato are members of infraorder Iguania. Phylogenetic relationships and historical biogeography of iguanian lizards still remain to be elucidated in spite of a number of morphological and molecular studies. This issue was addressed by sequencing complete mitochondrial genomes from 10 species that represent major lineages of acrodont lizards. This study also provided a good opportunity to compare molecular evolutionary modes of mitogenomes among different iguanian lineages.Keywords
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