The effect of branch lengths on phylogeny: An empirical study using highly conserved orthologs from mammalian genomes

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-88

  Hughes, Austin L ^a   Friedman, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Long branch attraction; Mammalian phylogeny; Opposite branch attraction; Phylogenetic methods

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOME; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHICKENS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DOGS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MICE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 34548543988     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.04.022     Document Type: Article

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