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Dramatically elevated rate of mitochondrial substitution in lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera).
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Feb 2003
Johnson Kevin P, Cruickshank Robert H, Adams Richard J, Smith Vincent S, Page Roderic D M, Clayton Dale H
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Few estimates of relative substitution rates, and the underlying mutation rates, exist between mitochondrial and nuclear genes in insects. Previous estimates for insects indicate a 2-9 times faster substitution rate in mitochondrial genes relative to nuclear genes. Here we use novel methods for estimating relative rates of substitution, which incorporate multiple substitutions, and apply these methods to a group...
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