Role of random genetic drift in the evolution of interactive systems

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Ohta, Tomoko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fitness landscape; Kauffman's NK model; Nearly neutral theory; Slightly deleterious mutation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031038207     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00000054     Document Type: Article

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