Traditional Classifications Scheme of Primates Placed Orangutans and Chimps Together

Question

You are given molecular sequence data for the GULO psedogene from four species of primates: Pan troglodytes (common chimpanzee, abbreviated Pt below), pongo pygmaeus (Bornean orangutan, Pp), homo sapiens (human, Hs) and Macaca fascicularis (crab--- eating macaque).

The traditional classifications scheme of primates placed orangutans and chimps together in one clade called Pongidae, and humans in a different clade, Hominidae. Is the traditional classification scheme supported by your molecular phylogeny?

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This question belongs to biology and discusses about molecular sequence data for the GULO psedogene from four species of primates.

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