A simple method for estimating the parameter of substitution rate variation among sites

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1106-1113

  Gu, Xun ^a   Zhang, Jianzhi ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030734575     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025720     Document Type: Article

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