The impact of GC bias on phylogenetic accuracy using targeted enrichment phylogenomic data

• Published in: Molecular phylogenetics and evolution Vol. 111; pp. 149 - 157
• Main Authors: Bossert, Silas, Murray, Elizabeth A., Blaimer, Bonnie B., Danforth, Bryan N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Animals; Apidae; Base Composition - genetics; Bayes Theorem; Bees - genetics; Corbiculates; data collection; GC biased gene conversion; gene conversion; Gene tree incongruence; Gene trees; genes; Genes, Insect; Genetic Loci; Genome, Insect; Genomics - methods; honey bees; loci; Nucleotides - genetics; Phylogeny; Sequence Alignment; Sociality; Species Specificity; topology; Ultraconserved elements; Sociality; Gene tree incongruence; Ultraconserved elements; Gene trees; GC biased gene conversion; Corbiculates

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