Inferring the historical patterns of biological evolution

被引:3947
作者
Pagel, M [1 ]
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[1] Univ Reading, Sch Anim & Microbial Sci, Reading RG6 6AJ, Berks, England
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10.1038/44766
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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Phylogenetic trees describe the pattern of descent amongst a group of species. With the rapid accumulation of DNA sequence data, more and more phylogenies are being constructed based upon sequence comparisons. The combination of these phylogenies with powerful new statistical approaches for the analysis of biological evolution is challenging widely held beliefs about the history and evolution of life on Earth.
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