In our project, we will be testing the phylogeny of five
mammals (cougar, cow, bear, pig, and sheep) and one avian(turkey) in the
protein test group.
We will be testing how closely related the mammal groups are
by testing their protein samples in a gel electrophoresis. We expect to run
this lab using the same general protocol from the fish protein lab. We predict
the turkey will be our out group as it is an avian. The cougar will be on the
outskirts of the phylogenetic tree as well for it is a carnivore, the bear and
pig are omnivores, but the rest are herbivorous ungulates.
Our ungulate test samples belong to the same order, artiodactyla, which is characterized by
the presence of even number of toes (2/4), have different pre-molars than the
other order of ungulate (perissodactyls),
and have a greater range of motion in their ankles than perissodactyls; due to a “double-pulley” mechanism in the talus
bone region. (Ferguson S, Preston P.) For this reason, we expect the ungulates
to be closely related in terms of their phylogeny.
Ferguson S, Preston P. WELCOME TO THE UNGULATE COLLECTION.
Natural History Collections: Ungulates. 1997 [accessed 2017 Feb 8].
http://www.nhc.ed.ac.uk/index.php?page=493.170
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