Estimating the age of the common ancestor of a sample of DNA sequences

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 195-199

  Fu, Yun Xin ^a,b   Li, Wen Hsiung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

age estimation; Alu sequence; coalescent approach; common ancestor; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031038941     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025753     Document Type: Article

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