The origin of modern frogs (Neobatrachia) was accompanied by acceleration in mitochondrial and nuclear substitution rates

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Understanding the causes underlying heterogeneity of molecular evolutionary rates among lineages is a long-standing and central question in evolutionary biology. Although several earlier studies showed that modern frogs (Neobatrachia...

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Main Authors: Irisarri Iker, Mauro Diego San, Abascal Federico, Ohler Annemarie, Vences Miguel, Zardoya Rafael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/626