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r8s: inferring absolute rates of molecular evolution and divergence times in the absence of a molecular clock.

Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) - 22 Jan 2003

Sanderson Michael J

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SUMMARY: Estimating divergence times and rates of substitution from sequence data is plagued by the problem of rate variation between lineages. R8s version 1.5 is a program which uses parametric, nonparametric and semiparametric methods to relax the assumption of constant rates of evolution to obtain better estimates of rates and times. Unlike most programs for rate inference or phylogenetics, r8s permits users...

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PMID: 12538260
DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/19.2.301

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