Biology: Gibbons

Gibbons
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Broad Topic
The paper takes a better look into the evolutionary trend and the relationships of the gibbons’ (Hylobates) Taxa, by evaluating the hominoids. These are apes that are quite small and they live in the tropical as well as the sub tropical forests on the mainland or the islands in areas such as the Mentawai islands, Java, Sumatra Malay Peninsula and Boneo.
Specific Topic
When looking into the hominoids, there appears to be a discrepancy, as the gibbons have more species and subspecies than any other. Some estimate that there are more than 28 gibbons’ taxa, while the orangutans and the gorillas only have two species. This is a sharp contrast between the various species on the ape lineage (Chan, Roos , Inoue-Murayama, Inoue, Shih, Pei & Vigilant, 2010). To establish the core evolutionary relationships, the study uses the genome sequences of the mtDNA Mitochondria DNA, so as to reconstruct the gibbons’ relationship at the phylogenic level, revealing the actual events that led to the divergent evolutionary trend of the gibbons form the rest of the hominoids.
What is Known
Previous researches have had no luck with the genus evolutionary trend. This could be due to the fact that they have relied on the mitochondrion DNA sequences or taxon sampling that is limited.
Experimental Question
The paper tries to establish why there is an evolutionary gap between the gibbons and the rest of the members of the genus.
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The techniques used to acquire data and the process that generates data are illustrated in the table below:
Technique(s):These data show:
Figure 1
Geographical distribution The data shows the geographical distribution of the gibbons 
Figure 2
Tree diagram The data on this chart, shows the gibbons phylogenetic relationships along with the out-group member primates with reference to the mtRNA.
Table 1
Molecular clock technique The data illuminates on the various times in history when the various species would have split up into separate entities.
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Sampling Shows data used in the study.
B. Yes, the figures on the table match the requirement that are outlined in the Biol 108 Lab manual .
5. What keyword(s) did you use to find the journal article?
‘Mitochondrial genome sequences effectively reveal the phylogeny of Hylobates Gibbons’
6. Information from the citation of the journal article:
Author(s) of article: Yi-Chiao Chan mail, Christian Roos,Miho Inoue-Murayama, Eiji Inoue, Chih-Chin Shih, Kurtis Jai-Chyi Pei & Linda Vigilant
Title of the article: Mitochondrial Genome Sequences Effectively Reveal the Phylogeny of Hylobates Gibbo...