primateDNA: Mitochondrial DNA sequence data from 14 primates

In DAAGbio: Data Sets and Functions, for Demonstrations with Expression Arrays and Gene Sequences

Mitochondrial DNA sequence data from 14 primates

Description

Bases at 232 mitochondrial locations (not continuous), for each of 14 primates.

Usage

data(primateDNA)

Format

A matrix of 14 rows (primate species) by 232 locations.

Source

Data, originally from Masami Hasegawa, are from http://evolution.genetics.washington.edu/book/primates.dna

References

Felsenstein, J. 2003. Inferring Phylogenies. Sinauer.

Examples

data(primateDNA)
## Not run: 
library(ape)
primates.dist <- dist.dna(as.DNAbin(primateDNA), model = "K80") 
primates.cmd <- cmdscale(primates.dist)
lefrt <- primates.cmd[,1] < apply(primates.cmd, 1, mean)
plot(primates.cmd)
text(primates.cmd, rownames(primates.cmd), pos=lefrt*2+2)

## End(Not run)

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