Evolution by nearly-neutral mutations.

Article

Evolution by nearly-neutral mutations.

Genetica - 1 Jan 1998

Ohta T

Abstract excerpt

Genetic systems are complex and interact at various levels; among amino acids or nucleotide sites, among gene products, and among regulatory regions and proteins. Patterns of synonymous and nonsynonymous substitutions of mammalian genes indicate that nonsynonymous substitutions are nearly neutral...

Topics

Animals
Artiodactyla
Base Sequence
Biological Evolution
DNA
Models, Genetic
Models, Statistical
Mutation
Phylogeny
Primates
Rodentia

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