DNA analysis suggests colugos are part of a primate sister group

Monday, August 15, 2016 - 08:01 in Biology & Nature

(Phys.org)—An international team of researchers has found genetic evidence that suggests that colugos are part of a primate sister group. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the team describes how they obtained tissue samples of the gliding mammals, performed genetic testing on them and found a surprising relationship between them and primates.

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