Lack of evidence for cospeciation between retroelements and their hosts

Authors
Kossida, S Harvey, PH Zanotto, PMD Charleston, MA
Citation
S. Kossida et al., Lack of evidence for cospeciation between retroelements and their hosts, J MOL EVOL, 50(2), 2000, pp. 194-201
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,"Experimental Biology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION
ISSN journal
00222844 → ACNP
Volume
50
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
194 - 201
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2844(200002)50:2<194:LOEFCB>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Some literature is available on cospeciation and on reconstructing the phyl ogenetic relationships of retroelements, but relatively little consideratio n has been given to whether there is cospeciation between retroelements and their hosts. Here we address this problem in detail. We conclude that ther e is no significant evidence for cospeciation between retroelements and the ir hosts. This conclusion was reached by noting that the branching order of the two phylogenies was no more similar than would be expected by chance.