TY - JOUR
A2 - Thomas, James
AU - BernĂ¡, Luisa
AU - Alvarez-Valin, Fernando
AU - D'Onofrio, Giuseppe
PY - 2009
DA - 2009/12/16
TI - How Fast Is the Sessile Ciona?
SP - 875901
VL - 2009
AB - Genomewide analyses of distances between orthologous gene pairs from the ascidian species Ciona intestinalis and Ciona savignyi were compared with those of vertebrates. Combining this data with a detailed and careful use of vertebrate fossil records, we estimated the time of divergence between the two ascidians nearly 180 My. This estimation was obtained after correcting for the different substitution rates found comparing several groups of chordates; indeed we determine here that on average Ciona species evolve 50% faster than vertebrates.
SN - 2314-436X
UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/875901
DO - 10.1155/2009/875901
JF - Comparative and Functional Genomics
PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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ER -