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Phylogenetic Analysis of DNA Sequences

By Joel Cracraft , Michael M. Miyamoto

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
1991
ISBN
0195066987, 9780195066982, 9781423737377
LCC
QH371 .P47 1992
Open Library ID
OL1870034M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
18 MB (18611089 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
369\369
Topic
Biology Genetics
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-05-12 16:22:54

Description

With increasing frequency, systematic and evolutionary biologists have turned to the techniques of molecular biology to complement their traditional morphological and anatomical approaches to questions of the historical relationship and descent among groups of animals and plants. In particular, the comparative analysis of DNA sequences is becoming a common and important focus of research attention today. The objective of this volume is to survey the emerging field of molecular systematics of DNA sequences, and to appraise the strengths and limitations of the different approaches yielded by these techniques. The contributors are an internationally recognized group of investigators from different schools and disciplines who critically address a diversity of crucial questions about DNA systematics, including DNA sequence data acquisition, phylogenetic inference, congruence and consensus problems, limitations of molecular data, and the integration of molecular and morphological data sets. The work will interest all botanists and zoologists involved in systematics, taxonomy, and evolution.

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