| Notable among these are primates, tree shrews, dermopterans, and bats. |
| Here, we describe the isolation and characterization of a unique tRNA-derived SINE family in dermopterans. |
| Dimeric and trimeric tRNA-SINEs with identical subunits could be characterized in dermopterans. |
| The relationships of picrodontids were long a matter of uncertainty, with early workers allying these peculiar mammals with marsupials, bats, insectivorans, or dermopterans. |
| Thus, from an ad hoc analysis of the mtDNA of mammalian representatives, we cannot gain conclusive evidence for a sister group relationship of dermopterans and primates. |
