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Variation in the molecular clock of primates.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 20 Sept 2016
Moorjani Priya, Amorim Carlos Eduardo G, Arndt Peter F, Przeworski Molly
Abstract excerpt
Events in primate evolution are often dated by assuming a constant rate of substitution per unit time, but the validity of this assumption remains unclear. Among mammals, it is well known that there exists substantial variation in yearly substitution rates. Such variation is to be expected from differences in life history traits, suggesting it should also be found among primates. Motivated by these...
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