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Variable molecular clocks in hominoids.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 31 Jan 2006

Elango Navin, Thomas James W, Yi Soojin V

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Generation time is an important determinant of a neutral molecular clock. There are several human-specific life history traits that led to a substantially longer generation time in humans than in other hominoids. Indeed, a long generation time is considered an important trait that distinguishes humans from their closest relatives. Therefore, humans may exhibit a significantly slower molecular clock as compared to...

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PMID: 16432233
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0510716103
PMCID: PMC1360599

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