Unraveling the tree of life: A grand challenge for Biology.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Edwards, Scott V.
- Source
- Clarion: International Multidisciplinary Journal. Feb2022, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p14-22. 9p.
- Subject
- *BIOLOGY
*GENOTYPES
*PHENOTYPES
*SYNTHETIC biology
- Language
- ISSN
- 2277-1697
Building the Tree of Life is an ongoing activity of scientists around the world, one that combines information from both the genotype and phenotype of organisms. I review recent trends in this effort and describe a number of models, including the multispecies coalescent model, as means to achieve this end. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]