Molecular Evolution : A Statistical Approach

Studies of evolution at the molecular level have experienced phenomenal growth in the last few decades, due to rapid accumulation of genetic sequence data, improved computer hardware and software, and the development of sophisticated analytical methods. The flood of genomic data has generated an acu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ziheng Yang
Format: Printed Book
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2014
Subjects:
Molecular evolution > Mathematical models. Molecular evolution > Statistical methods. Phylogeny > Molecular aspects. stical methods. Phylogeny > Molecular aspects.
Table of Contents:
  • Models of nucleotide substitution
  • Models of amino acid and codon substitution
  • Phylogeny reconstruction: overview
  • Maximum likelihood methods
  • Comparison of phylogenetic methods and tests on trees
  • Bayesian theory
  • Bayesian computation (MCMC)
  • Bayesian phylogenetics
  • Coalescent theory and species trees
  • Molecular clock and estimation of species divergence times
  • Neutral and adaptive protein evolution
  • Simulating molecular evolution.

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