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Phylogeny
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Charleston, M, Phylogeny, Reference Module in Life Sciences (LIFE), Elsevier, USA, pp. 1-4. ISBN 9780128096338 (In Press) [Research Book Chapter]
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DOI: doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.06904-1
Abstract
The branching pattern of ancestor–descendant relationships among "taxa" (eg, species or their genes) is called a "phylogeny."
"Phylogenetics" is the process of attempting to estimate these historical relationships by examining information such as DNA, protein
sequences, or morphological (shape) characters from extant taxa. This information is generally presented using a mathematical tree – a
structure used to describe the evolutionary history of the taxa at a high level. These trees come in several different varieties and can be
inferred in several different ways. There is a great amount of effort being put into methods of estimating trees, as well as determining
particular phylogenies for species of interest.
Item Details
Item Type: | Research Book Chapter |
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Keywords: | Bayesian statistics; Likelihood; Network; Parsimony; Phylogeny; Tree |
Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
Research Group: | Genetics |
Research Field: | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |
UTAS Author: | Charleston, M (Associate Professor Michael Charleston) |
ID Code: | 110612 |
Year Published: | In Press |
Deposited By: | Mathematics and Physics |
Deposited On: | 2016-08-05 |
Last Modified: | 2019-06-05 |
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