On the rate of DNA sequence evolution in Drosophila

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1989, Pages 398-402

  Sharp, Paul M ^a,b   Li, Wen Hsiung ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Codon usage bias; Divergence time; Drosophila; Molecular clock; mtDNA; Nuclear DNA; Silent substitutions

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTHROPOD; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN;

ANIMAL; BASE SEQUENCE; CODON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENES, STRUCTURAL; MAMMALS; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0024591558     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: 14321432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02603075     Document Type: Article

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