New Uses for New Phylogenies (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780198549840)

Recent advances in molecular genetics make the sequencing of genes a straightforward exercise. Comparisons of sequenced genes from different individuals of a species, or from different species, allow the construction of family trees or evolutionary trees which reveal genetic relationships. This volume shows for the first time how those trees, or phylogenies, can be used to answer questions about population dynamics, epidemiology, development, biodiversity, conservation, and the evolution of genetic systems. The techniques for deciding what these new trees can tell us come together in a unified framework so that a common set of methods can be applied, whatever area of biology interests the researcher.

Author: Leigh Brown Harvey, Harvey
ISBN-10: 0198549849
ISBN-13: 9780198549840
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Language: English
Published: 08/08/1996
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.38w x 0.89d