Unbiased estimation of symmetrical directional mutation pressure from protein-coding DNA

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 476-480

  Jermiin, Lars S ^a,d   Foster, Peter G ^a   Graur, Dan ^b   Lowe, Roger M ^c   Crozier, Ross H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

A+T pressure; Bias correction; G+C pressure; Nonsynonymous codon sites; Symmetrical directional mutation pressure; Synonymous codon sites

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; DNA; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CODON; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENE; MUTATION; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0029992180     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02498643     Document Type: Article

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