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Weighing the evidence for adaptation at the molecular level.

Trends in genetics : TIG - 1 Sept 2011

Fay Justin C

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The abundance of genome polymorphism and divergence data has provided unprecedented insight into how mutation, drift and natural selection shape genome evolution. Application of the McDonald-Kreitman (MK) test to such data indicates a pervasive influence of positive selection, particularly in Drosophila species. However, evidence for positive selection in other species ranging from yeast to humans is often weak...

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PMID: 21775012
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2011.06.003
PMCID: PMC3185218

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