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Fossil calibration of molecular divergence infers a moderate mutation rate and recent radiations for pinus.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Jan 2007
Willyard Ann, Ann Willyard, Syring John, Gernandt David S, Liston Aaron, Cronn Richard
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Silent mutation rate estimates for Pinus vary 50-fold, ranging from angiosperm-like to among the slowest reported for plants. These differences either reflect extraordinary genomic processes or inconsistent fossil calibration, and they have important consequences for population and biogeographical inferences. Here we estimate mutation rates from 4 Pinus species that represent the major lineages using 11 nuclear...
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