In conclusion the cassowary has similar traits and genetic information with the emu This data shows the close relationship of these emu when compared to other congeneric bird species and indicate that the cassowary and modern Emu share a recent common ancestor. the emu possibly underwent insular dwarfism because of phenotypic plasticity. The close relationship between the cassowary and the modern Emu suggests it is most appropriate that the former should be considered a subspecies of the latter. Although both taxa show a close genetic relationship they differ drastically in size. This study also suggests that rates of morphological and neutral molecular evolution are decoupled.
The sequence data recovered from both mitochondrial DNA regions
The sequence data recovered from both mitochondrial DNA regions