… Microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA sequences were studied for the two subspecies of
orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus), which are located in Borneo (P. p. pygmaeus) and Sumatra (P. …

… The genetic divergence between the Bornean and Sumatran populations was estimated
by computing d xy , the average number of nucleotide differences between mitochondrial …

… new estimates of the genetic divergence between the orang utan … genetic distances and
phenetic trees were constructed. These trees were calibrated by fossil evidence for divergence …

… The endangered orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) exists in the wild only on … (Pongo pygmaeus
pygmaeus) and the Sumatran (Pongo … genetic divergence of orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) …

… only utilized among-species divergence information and focused on only … genetic variation
in orang-utans by combining within-species polymorphism and between-species divergence …

… In this study, the molecular population genetics of the orangutan’s α-2 globin (HBA2)
gene were investigated in order to test for the action of natural selection. Haplotypes from 28 …

… gene flow and shape genetic structure over long timescales. For widespread species, genetic
divergence … mitochondrial differentiation of Pongo pygmaeus populations on either side of …

… Abstract HLA-B and C are related class I genes which are believed to have arisen by …
the primate C locus evolved subsequent to the divergence of the Pongidae and Hominidae. …

… endemic, the Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus). Phylogenetic reconstructions based on
… show a significant correlation between mtDNA divergence and distance and a strong effect …

… JANCZEWSKI D, GOLDMAN D, O’BRIEN S: Molecular genetic divergence of orang utan (Pongo
pygmaeus) subspecies based on isozyme and two dimensional gel electrophoresis. J …