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Anthony Edwards (University of Cambridge)
Thursday 23 May 2013, 16:00-17:00
Fifty Years of Computers, statistics and the Tree of Life
- 👤 Speaker: Anthony Edwards (University of Cambridge)
- 📅 Date & Time: Thursday 23 May 2013, 16:00 - 17:00
- 📍 Venue: Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology, New Museum Site
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Abstract
Fifty years ago, advances in computing and increasing amounts of genetic data led to new methods for constructing phylogenetic trees. Initially they were algorithmic, like ‘minimum evolution’ but soon model-based like ‘maximum likelihood’. First applied to human gene-frequency data, the methods were adopted for other genetic data and ultimately for DNA sequences themselves.
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