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Modeling the evolution of the human mitochondrial genome

R Lundstrom1, S Tavaré, R H Ward

  • 1Collaborative Research, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts 012154.

Mathematical Biosciences
|December 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Estimating mitochondrial DNA substitution rates is crucial for understanding human evolution. This study presents a coalescent model accounting for variable mutation rates, showing average rates are stable despite site heterogeneity.

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