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Prediction of function divergence in protein families using the substitution rate variation parameter alpha.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Jul 2006
Abhiman Saraswathi, Daub Carsten O, Sonnhammer Erik L L
Abstract excerpt
Protein families typically embody a range of related functions and may thus be decomposed into subfamilies with, for example, distinct substrate specificities. Detection of functionally divergent subfamilies is possible by methods for recognizing branches of adaptive evolution in a gene tree. As...
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