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- March 26, 2021.
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- 1Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool
- 2Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
- * Corresponding author; email: g.hurst{at}liv.ac.uk
Competing interests: we declare no competing interests.
Author contributions: the project was conceived by GH, with MFC advising on mtDNA evolution. Model development and analysis was performed by AF, with model parameterization informed by GH and MFC. The manuscript was written by GH and AF and edited by MFC. All authors gave final approval for publication and agree to be held accountable for the work performed therein.
Posted March 26, 2021.
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