Dating Phylogenies with Hybrid Local Molecular Clocks
Stéphane Aris-Brosou · 2007
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Stephane Aris-Brosou tackled the problem of dating family trees with molecular clocks, in a 2007 PLOS ONE methods article. DNA changes over time, so in theory it can date when species split. In practice, rates of change and split times cannot both be read straight from the data, so every method must assume something first.
Aris-Brosou proposes hybrid local clocks, which let rates vary across parts of a tree in a mixed way. The aim is more honest dates for when groups parted. Better dating underpins work on how species spread, how diseases emerge and how fast evolution runs in different lines.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Stéphane Aris-Brosou |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2007 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| LICENSE | Creative Commons Attribution License |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS ONE |
Source: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0000879