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Phylogenetic methods come of age: testing hypotheses in an evolutionary context.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 11 Apr 1997
Huelsenbeck J P, Rannala B
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The use of molecular phylogenies to examine evolutionary questions has become commonplace with the automation of DNA sequencing and the availability of efficient computer programs to perform phylogenetic analyses. The application of computer simulation and likelihood ratio tests to evolutionary hypotheses represents a recent methodological development in this field. Likelihood ratio tests have enabled biologists...
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