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New Uses for New Phylogenies

By John Maynard Smith , Paul H. Harvey , Andrew J. Leigh Brown , Sean Nee

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
1996
ISBN
9780198549840, 0-19-854984-9
LCC
QH367.5 .N48 1996
Open Library ID
OL968304M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (17356112 bytes)
Pages
364\364
Time added
2010-04-25 21:59:20

Description

Recent advances in molecular genetics make the sequencing of genes a straightforward exercise. Comparisons of sequenced genes from different individuals of a species, or from different species, allow the construction of family trees or evolutionary trees which reveal genetic relationships. This volume shows for the first time how those trees, or phylogenies, can be used to answer questions about population dynamics, epidemiology, development, biodiversity, conservation, and the evolution of genetic systems. The techniques for deciding what these new trees can tell us come together in a unified framework so that a common set of methods can be applied, whatever area of biology interests the researcher.

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