Reduction of synonymous substitutions in the core protein gene of hepatitis C virus.

doi:10.1007/BF00175495

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Reduction of synonymous substitutions in the core protein gene of hepatitis C virus.

Journal of molecular evolution - 1 Jan 1994

Ina Y, Mizokami M, Ohba K, Gojobori T

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Molecular evolutionary analyses were carried out to elucidate the phylogenetic relationships, the evolutionary rate, and the divergence times of hepatitis C viruses. Using the nucleotide sequences of the viruses isolated from various locations in the world, we constructed phylogenetic trees. The...

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Biological Evolution
Genetic Variation
Hepacivirus
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Viral Core Proteins

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