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[Rates of molecular evolution of primates].
Genetika - 1 Jul 2003
Tetushkin E Ia
Abstract excerpt
This review considers the history and the current state of the debatable issue of variation in accumulation rates of mutational substitutions in the phylogeny of humans and other primates. Arguments pro and contra the hypothesis on gradually decreasing tempo of molecular evolution of humans and apes are discussed. It is shown that data on proteins and (nuclear and mitochondrial) DNA confirm this hypothesis. The...
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