Advanced Journal of Microbiology Research

ISSN 2736-1756

Advanced Journal of Microbiology Research Vol. 2006

Available online at http://internationalscholarsjournals.org/journal/ajmr

© 2006 International Scholars Journals

Review

Is there any phylogenetic relationship between teleosts and the elasmobranchs?

M NE Dosay-Akbulut

Afyon Kocatepe Üniversity, Veterinary Faculty, Medical Biology and Genetics Department, AFYON/TURKEY. Phone: 00902722281311/148. . E-Mail: [email protected].

Accepted 3 January, 2006

Abstract

There is still disagreement with regard to identifying the sister group of the tetrapods? Different hypotheses were suggested for this relationship. The aim of this article was to present and summarize some of these studies, which were based on the possible phylogenetic relationship between Chondrichtyes and land vertebrates (tetrapods).

Key words: Phylogenetic, relationship, Chondrichthyes and tetrapods.