Scaling Analysis and Congruence Among Anthropoid Primate Macromolecules

Document Type

Article

Authors

Robert S. Corruccini, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
John E. Cronin, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Russell L. Ciochon, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina

Abstract

Scaling analysis is in some ways a better method for comparing molecular distance matrices than cluster analysis. Principal coordinates analysis of sequencing and immunological data for anthropoid primates reveals consistent similarities and few differences between different macromolecular systems. Considerable congruence is also demonstrated between the biochemical distances and a morphological system. Different molecules show significantly non-linear covariation, possibly relating to differential rates of molecular evolution within the primates.

Recommended Citation

Corruccini, Robert S.; Cronin, John E.; and Ciochon, Russell L. (1979) "Scaling Analysis and Congruence Among Anthropoid Primate Macromolecules," Human Biology: Vol. 51: Iss. 2, Article 7.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol51/iss2/7