Consistency of genome-based methods in measuring Metazoan evolution

Item Type:	Review
Title:	Consistency of genome-based methods in measuring Metazoan evolution
Creators Name:	Zdobnov, E.M. and von Mering, C. and Letunic, I. and Bork, P.
Abstract:	Seven distinct genome-wide divergence measures were applied pairwise to the nine sequenced animal genomes of human, mouse, rat, chicken, pufferfish, fruit fly, mosquito, and two nematode worms (Caenorhabditis briggsae and Caenorhabditis elegans). Qualitatively, all of these divergence measures are found to correlate with the estimated time since speciation; however, marked deviations are observed in a few lineages. The distinct genome divergence measures also correlate well among themselves, indicating that most of the processes shaping genomes are dominated by neutral events. The deviations from the clock-like scenario in some lineages are observed consistently by several measures, implicitly confirming their reliability.
Keywords:	Phylogeny, Metazoan evolution, Genome divergence
Source:	FEBS Letters
ISSN:	0014-5793
Publisher:	Elsevier
Volume:	579
Page Range:	3355-3361
Date:	1 January 2005
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2005.04.006
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