Molecular phylogeny and evolutionary timescale for the family of mammalian herpesviruses

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 247, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 443-458

  McGeoch, Duncan J ^a   Cook, Simon ^a   Dolan, Aidan ^a   Jamieson, Fiona E ^a   Telford, Elizabeth A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Herpesviridae; Molecular clock; Phylogeny; Speciation of viruses

Indexed keywords

EID: 0028914853     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1995.0152     Document Type: Article

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