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Geological dates and molecular rates: fish DNA sheds light on time dependency.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Apr 2008
Burridge Christopher P, Craw Dave, Fletcher David, Waters Jonathan M
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Knowledge of DNA evolution is central to our understanding of biological history, but how fast does DNA change? Previously, pedigree and ancient DNA studies--focusing on evolution in the short term--have yielded molecular rate estimates substantially faster than those based on deeper phylogenies. It has recently been suggested that short-term, elevated molecular rates decay exponentially over 1-2 Myr to...
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