Divergence Time and Evolutionary Rate Estimation with Multilocus Data

Authors: Thorne J.L.1; Kishino H.2

Source: Systematic Biology, Volume 51, Number 5, 1 September 2002 , pp. 689-702(14)

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd

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Abstract:

Bayesian methods for estimating evolutionary divergence times are extended to multigene data sets, and a technique is described for detecting correlated changes in evolutionary rates among genes. Simulations are employed to explore the effect of multigene data on divergence time estimation, and the methodology is illustrated with a previously published data set representing diverse plant taxa. The fact that evolutionary rates and times are confounded when sequence data are compared is emphasized and the importance of fossil information for disentangling rates and times is stressed.

Keywords: MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO; METROPOLIS-HASTINGS ALGORITHM; MOLECULAR CLOCK; PHYLOGENY

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Bioinformatics Research Center, Box 7566, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7566, USA 2: Laboratory of Biometrics, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Yayoi

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