Detecting non-neutral heterogeneity across a region of DNA sequence in the ratio of polymorphism to divergence

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 253-260

  McDonald, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

divergence; DNA sequence; natural selection; polymorphism

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0030033248     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025562     Document Type: Article

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