Relative rates of nuclear DNA evolution in human and Old World monkey lineages

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1054-1057

  Herbert, Genevieve ^a   Easteal, Simon ^a  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

human; molecular clock; molecular evolution; Old World monkey; primate; substitution rate

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION;

CERCOPITHECIDAE; PRIMATES;

EID: 0029792246     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025656     Document Type: Article

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