Genes are often uninformative for dating species’ origins

Matt Pennell ()

Nature, 2023, vol. 624, issue 7990, 51-52

Abstract: The time frame of a species’ origins provides context for evolutionary questions. However, dates from fossils are often inconsistent with estimates from genetic data. Emerging evidence points to a new explanation for this discrepancy.

Keywords: Evolution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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