Can we use snp only to estimate divergence time using mcmctree?

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Can we use snp only to estimate divergence time using mcmctree? #10

Closed xiekunwhy closed 3 years ago

xiekunwhy commented 3 years ago

Hi,

Can we use snp only (without any non-poly sites) to estimate divergence time using mcmctree? Why or why not?

Best, Kun

ziheng-yang commented 3 years ago

mcmctree uses sequences, not SNPs.
please post questions at the paml discussion site. ziheng