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9831562

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5394
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-12-14
pubmed:abstractText
Low diversities of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have recently been found in four species of matrilineal whale. No satisfactory explanation for this apparent anomaly has been previously suggested. Culture seems to be an important part of the lives of matrilineal whales. The selection of matrilineally transmitted cultural traits, upon which neutral mtDNA alleles "hitchhike," has the potential to strongly reduce genetic variation. Thus, in contrast to other nonhuman mammals, culture may be an important evolutionary force for the matrilineal whales.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0036-8075
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
282
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1708-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Cultural selection and genetic diversity in matrilineal whales.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4J1. hwhitehe@is.dal.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't