RATE VARIATION CAUSED BY DISCORDANCE Gene tree discordance causes apparent substitution rate variation
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Gene Tree Discordance Causes Apparent Substitution Rate Variation.
Substitution rates are known to be variable among genes, chromosomes, species, and lineages due to multifarious biological processes. Here, we consider another source of substitution rate variation due to a technical bias associated with gene tree discordance. Discordance has been found to be rampant in genome-wide data sets, often due to incomplete lineage sorting (ILS). This apparent substitu...
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