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African lungfish, Protopterus annectens
Subject: African lungfish, Protopterus annectens
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African lungfish, Protopterus annectens


African lungfish, Protopterus annectens

Evolutionary molecular systematics of vertebrates


According to mitogenomic studies, the bichir, Polypterus sp, (above) and the African lungfish, Protopterus annectens, (below) have basal positions in the evolutionary tree of gnathostomous fishes. Images courtesy of and copyright Fredrik Sundström (above) and Oregon Zoo (below).
The use of molecular data has revolutionized the field of phylogenetics. The advantages of using DNA sequence data include:

Lungfish
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