The variance of coalescent time estimates from DNA sequences

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 702-705

  Hudson, Richard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalescent time; DNA sequences; Estimation; Most recent common ancestor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34250716368     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-006-0261-1     Document Type: Article

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