Article
Ultraconserved elements are novel phylogenomic markers that resolve placental mammal phylogeny when combined with species-tree analysis.
Genome research - 1 Apr 2012
McCormack John E, Faircloth Brant C, Crawford Nicholas G, Gowaty Patricia Adair, Brumfield Robb T, Glenn Travis C
Abstract excerpt
Phylogenomics offers the potential to fully resolve the Tree of Life, but increasing genomic coverage also reveals conflicting evolutionary histories among genes, demanding new analytical strategies for elucidating a single history of life. Here, we outline a phylogenomic approach using a novel class of phylogenetic markers derived from ultraconserved elements and flanking DNA. Using species-tree analysis that...
Topics
- Animals
- Bayes Theorem
- DNA
- Evolution, Molecular
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genome
- Genomics
- Mammals
- Models, Genetic
- Phylogeny