Introduction

Question 1

What is the most scarce, costly, and sentient of animal models used in research?

Answer 1

NHPs

Question 2

In what year did the NIH implement a moratorium on breeding of NIH-owned or supported chimpanzees?

Answer 2

1995

Question 3

What general environment are NHPs generally found in? Between what latitudes? What are two exceptions?

Answer 3

Tropics, between 25 N to 30 S. M. mulatta and M. fuscata found to the north.

Question 4

The Order Primates can be broken down into what three suborders/infraorders?

Answer 4

Stepsirrhini (SO), Haplorrhini (SO), Simiformes (IO)

Question 5

The Suborder Strepsirrhini includes what three infraorders?

Answer 5

Lemuriformes, Chiromyiformes, Lorisiformes

Question 6

The Infraorder Simiformes can be broken down into what two parvorders? What are their common names?

Answer 6

Platyrrhini (New World) and Catarrhini (Old World)

Question 7

Platyrrhini gives rise to what Superfamily and what Families? Catarrhini gives rise to what Superfamilies and Families?

Answer 7

Platyrrhini -> Callithricoidea -> Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, Atelidae
Catarrhini -> Cecopithecoidea -> Cercopithecidae
Catarrhini -> Hominoidea -> Hylobatidae and Hominidae

Question 8

The identification of what in the genome can be useful in differentiating macaques of Chinese vs Indian origin?

Answer 8

Specific single-nucleotide polymorphisms