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Determining the probability of hemiplasy in the presence of incomplete lineage sorting and introgression.
eLife - 21 Dec 2020
Hibbins Mark S, Gibson Matthew Js, Hahn Matthew W
Abstract excerpt
The incongruence of character states with phylogenetic relationships is often interpreted as evidence of convergent evolution. However, trait evolution along discordant gene trees can also generate these incongruences - a phenomenon known as hemiplasy. Classic comparative methods do not account for discordance, resulting in incorrect inferences about the number, timing, and direction of trait transitions....
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