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Both the maximum parsimony method of codon assignment and the augmentation procedure, as used by Goodman and his associates, are liable to serious errors and therefore should not be used for studying molecular evolution in general, and globin evolution in particular.
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Contribution No. 1351 from the National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, 411 Japan
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Kimura, M. Doubt about studies of globin evolution based on maximum parsimony codons and the augmentation procedure. J Mol Evol 17, 121–122 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01732684
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