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Current intraspecific dynamics of sequence evolution differs from long-term trends and can account for the AT-richness of honeybee mitochondrial DNA.
Journal of molecular evolution - 1 Jul 1999
Koulianos S, Crozier R H
Abstract excerpt
The very high AT content of hymenopteran mtDNA has warranted speculation about nucleotide substitution processes in this group. Here we investigate the pattern of honeybee, Apis mellifera, mtDNA nucleotide polymorphisms inferred from phylogeny in terms of differences between the ATPase6, COI, COII, COIII, cytochrome b, and ND2 genes and strand asymmetry in mutation rates. The observed transition/transversion...
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