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Aligned 18S for Zoraptera (Insecta) : Phylogenetic position and molecular evolution
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Zoraptera
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18S rDNA
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Secondary structure based alignment
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Phylogeny
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Molecular evolution
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The order Zoraptera (angel insects) is one of the least known insect groups, containing only 32 extant species. The phylogenetic position of Zoraptera is poorly understood, but it is generally thought to be closely related to either Paraneoptera (hemipteroid orders: booklice, lice, thrips, and bugs), Dictyoptera (blattoid orders: cockroaches, termites, and mantis), or Embioptera (web spinners). We inferred the phylogenetic position of Zoraptera by analyzing nuclear 18S rDNA sequences, which we aligned according to a secondary structure model. Maximum likelihood and Bayesian analyses both supported a close relationship between Zoraptera and Dictyoptera with relatively high posterior probability. The 18S sequences of Zoraptera exhibited several unusual properties: (1) a dramatically increased substitution rate, which resulted in very long branches; (2) long insertions at helix E23; and (3) modifications of secondary structures at helices 12 and 18.
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Elsevier
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http://hdl.handle.net/2115/43133
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2005.05.008
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16005647
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
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Volume Number37
Issue Number2
Page Start572
Page End580
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2023-07-26 |
