Phylogeny and molecular evolution in primates.

doi:10.1007/978-4-431-54011-3_16

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Phylogeny and molecular evolution in primates.

Idengaku zasshi - 1 Aug 1990

Hasegawa M

Abstract excerpt

Statistical methods for estimating the branching order and the branching dates from DNA sequence data, taking into account of the rate variation among lineages, are reviewed. An application of the methods to data from primates suggests that chimpanzee is the closest relative of man, and further s...

Topics

Animals
Biological Evolution
DNA
Genetic Variation
Globins
Hominidae
Humans
Models, Genetic
Phylogeny
Primates
Statistics as Topic
Time Factors

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