Directional mutation pressure, selective constraints, and genetic equilibria

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 95-114

  Sueoka, Noboru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Directional mutation pressure; DNA G+C content; Equilibrium; Germ line cells; Isochores; Neutrality; Selective constraints

Indexed keywords

ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; CYTOSINE DERIVATIVE; DNA; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE;

BACTERIAL MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MUTATION RATE; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMAL; BASE COMPOSITION; DNA; EVOLUTION; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; MUTATION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0026691099     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: 14321432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00182387     Document Type: Article

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