| Title |
Molecular Phylogenetics and the Perennial Problem of Homology
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Molecular Evolution, November 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00239-016-9766-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
S. Andrew Inkpen, W. Ford Doolittle |
| Abstract |
The concept of homology has a long history, during much of which the issue has been how to reconcile similarity and common descent when these are not coextensive. Although thinking molecular phylogeneticists have learned not to say "percent homology," the problems are deeper than that and unresolved. |
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| United States | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 3 | 60% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Scientists | 4 | 80% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 20% |
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| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 46 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 19% |
| Researcher | 9 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 6 | 13% |
| Unknown | 7 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 38% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 13 | 28% |
| Philosophy | 2 | 4% |
| Mathematics | 1 | 2% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 10 | 21% |
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