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Are insects crustaceans? A molecular phylogenetic analysis of insect/crustacean relationships

Reference	G14526
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Michael Akam
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Dr Charles Cook
Institution	University of Cambridge
Department	Zoology
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	238,096
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	02/01/2001
End date	02/01/2004
Duration	36 months

Abstract

A robust phylogeny is needed as a foundation for analysis of the evolution of the arthropods. Recent molecular phylogenies of the arthropods provide strong evidence that the crustaceans and hexapods are a monophyletic group, with some suggestion that insects are actually derived crustaceans. If true, the current division of arthropods into four great lineages; chelicerates, myriapods, crustaceans, and hexapods, needs significant revision. We will sequence 13 mitochondrial protein encoding genes from the major crustacean lineages and from basal hexapods, then use these sequences, along with previously published sequences, for phylogenetic analysis to determine how hexapods and crustacea are related.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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