DAAGbio (version 0.61)

primateDNA: 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)
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)