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The genetic equidistance and maximum genetic diversity hypothesis: Smoke and mirrors?

Zhang, Y.

2023-02-15 evolutionary biology
10.1101/2023.02.14.528494 bioRxiv
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As a novel molecular evolution model that was claimed to have an advantage over the molecular clock hypothesis1-3, the maximum genetic diversity (MGD) hypothesis was utilized to study the modern human origins4. Nevertheless, there are serious problems with this hypothesis and both it and its derivative studies should be treated with caution.

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