Conflicting Phylogenetic Studies (IMAGE)

Vanderbilt University

Conflicting Phylogenetic Studies

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Two recent high-profile phylogenetic studies reached conflicting conclusions about whether snail's closest relatives are bivalves or an enigmatic group called tusk shells. Vanderbilt phylogeneticists suggest that the cause of this conflict is that the three groups diverged rapidly a long time ago.

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Antonis Rokas, Vanderbilt University

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