Masato Nikaido
= Masato Nikaido
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A <paleontologist> who used insertions of repetitive <DNA> elements to investigate relationships among <artiodactyls> and <cetaceans>, including the close relationship of <cetaceans> and <hippopotamuses>.<Phylogenetic relationships among cetartiodactyls based on insertions of short and long interspersed elements: hippopotamuses are the closest extant relatives of whales by Masato Nikaido and others>[Author roster and research findings]{ref}