If the Population of the Last Common Ancestor of Humans

question 23

Essay

If the population of the last common ancestor of humans, chimpanzees, and gorillas was very large, and humans split from chimpanzees very quickly after the gorilla lineage diverged, how might this influence the relationship between gene trees and species trees in this clade?

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