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The Variance of Coalescent Time Estimates from DNA Sequences

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A method for estimating the variance of a simple estimate of the time of the most recent common ancestor of a sample of sequences is described.

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  1. Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, 1101 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

    Richard R. Hudson

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Hudson, R.R. The Variance of Coalescent Time Estimates from DNA Sequences. J Mol Evol 64, 702–705 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00239-006-0261-1

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