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<Gang Li> is the first author of a 2016 <phylogenomics> study of the cat family. The team compared genome-wide <single-nucleotide polymorphisms>, additional chromosome sequences and complete <mitochondrial genomes> to investigate historical <hybridization (biology)>.<Phylogenomic evidence for ancient hybridization in the genomes of living cats (Felidae) by Gang Li and others>[Original byline and Abstract: data sources and study question]{ref}

Different inherited parts of a genome need not support the same <phylogenetic tree>. The study compared these conflicts with statistical evidence for gene exchange, including the test results summarized in its first table.<Phylogenomic evidence for ancient hybridization in the genomes of living cats (Felidae) by Gang Li and others>[Abstract; Mitonuclear discordance; Table 1]{ref}

The motivating problem is that a disagreement between two <phylogenetic trees> is not a unique signature of <hybridization (biology)>. <Incomplete lineage sorting> can also produce conflicting histories. Combining many genomic regions with explicit tests made the proposed historical explanation more informative than selecting one attractive tree and discarding the others.

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