The length distribution of perfect dimer repetitive DNA is consistent with its evolution by an unbiased single-step mutation process

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 414-421

  Bell, George I ^a,b   Jurka, Jerzy ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Genetic Information Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimers; Evolution; Microsatellites; Repeats; Repetitive DNA

Indexed keywords

REPETITIVE DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA STRUCTURE; EVOLUTION; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DIMERIZATION; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; PRIMATES; TIME;

HOMO SAPIENS; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030889364     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006161     Document Type: Article

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