Maximum likelihood phylogenetic estimation from DNA sequences with variable rates over sites: Approximate methods

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 306-314

  Yang, Ziheng ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Approximate methods; Maximum likelihood; Phylogeny; Rate variation over sites; The gamma distribution

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GLOBINS; HUMAN; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MAMMALS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; POINT MUTATION; PRIMATES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0028064845     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: 14321432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00160154     Document Type: Article

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