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Polyphyletic gene losses can bias backtrack characterizations of the cenancestor

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    Arturo Becerra, Sara Islas, José Ignacio Leguina, Ervin Silva & Antonio Lazcano

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Becerra, A., Islas, S., Leguina, J.I. et al. Polyphyletic gene losses can bias backtrack characterizations of the cenancestor. J Mol Evol 45, 115–117 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00006209

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