A new lineage of Galapagos giant tortoises identified from museum samples
Jensen E, Quinzin M, Miller J, Russello M, Garrick R, Edwards D, Glaberman S, Chiari Y, Poulakakis N, Tapia W, Gibbs J, Caccone A. A new lineage of Galapagos giant tortoises identified from museum samples. Heredity 2022, 128: 261-270. PMID: 35217806, PMCID: PMC8987048, DOI: 10.1038/s41437-022-00510-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGalapagos giant tortoisesMitochondrial control regionGiant tortoisesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsControl regionMuseum samplesGenome-wide single nucleotide polymorphismsDivergent mitochondrial lineagesSingle mitochondrial haplotypeContemporary populationsIconic radiationMitochondrial lineagesAdditional lineagesMitochondrial haplotypesNuclear markersSan CristóbalSecond lineageMicrosatellite lociNew lineagePinta IslandSame cladeEvolutionary processesLineagesGalapagos ArchipelagoEarly evolution