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"Hidden" Species May Be Surprisingly Common Cryptic(隐蔽的;隐藏的)species -- animals that appear identical but are genetically qui
"Hidden" Species May Be Surprisingly Common Cryptic(隐蔽的;隐藏的)species -- animals that appear identical but are genetically qui
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2011-01-02
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"Hidden" Species May Be Surprisingly Common
Cryptic(隐蔽的;隐藏的)species -- animals that appear identical but are genetically quite distant --may be much more widespread than previously thought. The findings could have major implications in areas ranging from biodiversity(生物多样性)estimates and wildlife management, to our understanding of infectious diseases and evolution.
Reports of cryptic species have increased dramatically over the past two decades with the advent of relatively inexpensive DNA (脱氧核糖核酸) sequencing technology. Markus Pfenninger and Klaus Schwenk, of the Goethe-Universitat in Frankfurt, Germany, analyzed all known data on cryptic animal species and discovered that they are found in equal proportions throughout all major branches of the animal kingdom and occur in equal numbers in all biogeographical(生物地理学的)regions.
Scientists had previously speculated that cryptic species were predominantly found in insects and reptiles(爬行动物), and were more likely to occur in tropical rather than temperate(温带的)regions. "Species that are seemingly widespread and abundant could in reality be many different Cryptic species that have low populations and are highly endangered," says Pfenninger. Until the genetic information of all species in at least one taxon(分类单元)is thoroughly studied, no one will know just how many cryptic species exist, "It could be as high as 30%," Pfenninger says.
"I’m extremely surprised by their results, " says Alex Smith of the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. "It’s a call to arms to keep doing the broad kind of genetic studies that we are doing. "
Sampling as many individuals as possible, scientists hope to complete work on all fish and birds in another 5 to 10 years. Once either of these taxonomic groups is completed, Pfenninger says researchers will be able to decide how many cryptic species exist throughout the animal kingdom.
Examples of cryptic species include the African elephant. A 2001 study found the elephants were actually two genetically distinct, non-interbreeding (非杂交繁殖的) species, the African bush elephant and the African elephant. The species are currently listed as vulnerable and threatened, respectively, by the World Conservation Union (WCU).
The reclassifications are more than an academic exercise. They define populations that have evolved independently of each other and whose genetic differences can have significant consequences.
In the early 1900s misidentification of mosquito species based on morphology confused: attempts to control malaria(疟疾)in Europe. Ultimately, what was thought to be a single species was actually made up of six sibling(同胞,同属)species, only three of which transmitted the disease." The basic unit in biology is always the species, and you have to know what you are dealing with," Pfenninger says. Much previous research is now no longer used, he says, because it is not clear what species was being studied.
People were confused in their attempts to control malaria in Europe in the early 1900s, because scientists
选项
A、identified only one mosquito species instead of six species.
B、thought only three mosquito species transmitted disease.
C、thought there was only one mosquito species.
D、did not know what species was being studied.
答案
A
解析
短文最后一段第二句提到“最终,被认为是一个单一物种(的蚊子)实际上由六个物种组成,其中只有三个物种传播疾病。”故选A。
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