African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 5 (4), pp. 318-320, 16 February 2006   

ISSN 1684–5315 © 2006 Academic Journals

Review

Is there any phylogenetic relationship between teleosts and the elasmobranchs?

MİNE Dosay-Akbulut

Afyon Kocatepe Üniversity, Veterinary  Faculty, Medical Biology and Genetics Department, AFYON/TURKEY. Phone: 00902722281311/148. . E-Mail: minedosay@hotmail.com.

Accepted 3 January, 2006  

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.