Design vs. Descent: Functional Gene Phylogenies @talkpopgen
Design vs. Descent: Functional Gene Phylogenies  @talkpopgen
Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
Commonly, creationists claim we cannot distinguish between design and descent for functional genes. In this video, I test this explicitly by simulating functional genes under each model and evaluating differences in phylogenetic reconstruction.

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Design vs. Descent: Functional Gene Phylogenies

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