
Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics
Published on 17. August 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-19-513585-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents the statistical methods that are useful in the study of molecular evolution and illustrates how to use them in actual data analysis. Molecular evolution has been developing at a great pace over the past decade or so, driven by the huge increase in genetic sequence data from many organisms, the improvement of high-speed microcomputers, and the development of several new methods for phylogenetic analysis. This book for graduate students and researchers, assuming a basic knowledge of evolution, molecular biology, and elementary statistics, should make it possible for many investigators to incorporate refined statistical analysis of large-scale data in their own work. Nei is one of the leading workers in this area. He and Kumar have developed a computer program called MEGA, which has been sold for about $20 to over 1900 users. For the book, the authors are thoroughly revising MEGA and will make it available via FTP. The book also included analysis using the other most popular programs for phylogenetic studies, including PAUP, PHYLIP, MOLPHY, and PAML.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous figures and line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
663 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-513585-5 (9780195135855)
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Masatoshi Nei | Sudhir Kumar
Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics
E-Book
12/2000
1st Edition
Oxford University Press
€97.49
Available for download

Masatoshi Nei | Sudhir Kumar
Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics
E-Book
07/2000
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€97.49
Available for download
Content
1. Molecular basis of evolution ; 2. Evolutionary changes of amino acid sequences ; 3. Evolutionary changes of DNA sequences ; 4. Synonymous and nonsynonymous nucleotide substitutions ; 5. Phylogenetic trees ; 6. Phylogenetic inference: Distance methods ; 7. Phylogenetic inference: Maximum parsimony methods ; 8. Phylogenetic inference: Maximum likelihood methods ; 9. Accuracies and statistical tests of phylogenetic trees ; 10. Molecular clocks and linearized trees ; 11. Ancestral nucleotide and amino acid sequences ; 12. Genetic polymorphism and evolution ; 13. Population trees from genetic markers ; 14. Perspectives ; Appendices ; A. Mathematical sumbols and notations ; B. Geological timescale ; C. Geological events in the Cenozoic and Meszoic eras ; D. Evolution of organisms based on the fossil record