title: A new estimate of sequence divergence of mitochondrial DNA using restriction endonuclease mappings.
abstract: A new estimate of the sequence divergence of mitochondrial DNA in related species using restriction enzyme maps is constructed. The estimate is derived assuming a simple Posisson-like model for the evolutionary process and is chosen to maximize an expression which is a reasonable approximation to the true likelihood of the restriction map data. Using this estimate, four sets of mitochondrial DNA data are analyzed and discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D004330:Drosophila; D006041:Goats; D000882:Haplorhini; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats; D012756:Sheep; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes