Statistical methods for evolutionary trees.
In 1963 and 1964, L. L. Cavalli-Sforza and A. W. F. Edwards introduced novel methods for computing evolutionary trees from genetical data, initially for human populations from blood-group gene frequencies. The most important development was their introduction of statistical methods of estimation applied to stochastic models of evolution.
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge CB2 1TA, United Kingdom. awfe@cam.ac.uk
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D019295:Computational Biology / Q000639:trends; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005821:Genetic Techniques / Q000266:history / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010802:Phylogeny; D011173:Portraits as Topic