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Models of analysis for molecular datasets for the reconstruction of basal hymenopteran relationships
Author(s) -
Dowton Mark,
Austin Andrew D.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
zoologica scripta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.204
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1463-6409
pISSN - 0300-3256
DOI - 10.1046/j.1463-6409.1999.00012.x
Subject(s) - biology , mitochondrial dna , gene , evolutionary biology , computational biology , 16s ribosomal rna , genetics , basal (medicine) , insulin , endocrinology
We previously reported analyses of basal hymenopteran relationships using fragments of the COI and 16S rDNA mitochondrial genes, employing models of analysis that ate considered contentious by some. For the COI protein‐coding gene, we assessed non‐synonymous changes only, while for the 16S rDNA fragment, we analysed all positions, but down‐weighted AT‐transversions. In the present study, we describe and justify in greater detail these models of analysis.