Sentences with phrase «branch lengths»

The evolutionary tree is drawn to scale, with branch lengths in units representing the number of amino acids substituted per site.

We now have a more complete structure, including meaningful branch lengths, which are proxies for the periods of time between specific branching events.»

Surprisingly, when they placed the real plants on the graph according to their actual nutrient travel distances and total branch lengths, the plants fell almost perfectly on the Pareto curve, meaning that plants» networks of branches are finding the best balance between cost and performance for their particular environment.

They used the coordinates to create and graph theoretical plant shapes that prioritize either efficient routes for nutrients (performance), minimal branch length (cost), or various tradeoffs between the two objectives.

A comparison of mitogenomes from 16 pairs of domestic animals and their wild progenitors revealed no consistent patterns between divergence date, dN / dS, and branch length [33], indicating that human - mediated selective pressures did not have consistent mitogenomic effects.

Although this analysis is limited to specific taxa, it suggests higher ILS near the deepest branches of Afroaves involving the owl, consistent with the branch length, gene tree, and indel findings.

Equally important to keeping an ecosystem healthy and resilient are the species» different characteristics and the things they can do — measured in terms of specific traits such as body size or branch length.