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Science 1 May 1970:
Vol. 168. no. 3931, pp. 578 - 580
DOI: 10.1126/science.168.3931.578
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Hominid Phylogeny and Immunology: A Critical Appraisal

Dwight W. Read 1 and Pete E. Lestrel 2

1 Department of Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles
2 Laboratory of Physical Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles 90024

Although there seems to be a regular relation of protein change versus time via an exponential equation of the form ID =ekt, nevertheless, examination of the data indicates that such an exponential fit may be premature. Two other models, ID = kt + b and ID = btk + c represent better fits. Without better data none of the models appears convincing.


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