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Variation in the molecular clock of primates

2016-01-11

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Events in primate evolution are often dated by assuming a “molecular clock”, i.e., 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 that it should also be found among primates. Mo...

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Literature Corpus work: 8767e065-4099-53b4-ba84-355d7bd77175
DOI: 10.1101/036434

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