A theoretical method for evaluating the relative importance of positive selection and neutral drift from observed base changes

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 178-192

  Otsuka, Jinya ^a   Fukuchi, Satoshi ^a   Kikuchi, Norihiro ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Convergence; Divergence; Globin genes; Neutral drift; Selection

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; MYOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; FISH; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SELECTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; CODON; DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HEMOGLOBINS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MUTAGENESIS; MYOGLOBIN; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS); VERTEBRATES;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030756294     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006218     Document Type: Article

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