Molecular evidence from the nuclear genome for the time frame of human evolution

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Easteal, Simon ^a   Herbert, Genevieve ^a  

^a Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Base composition; Human evolution; Molecular clock; Primate evolution; Relative rate test; Substitution rate

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; EVOLUTION; GENOME; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE;

ANIMALS; BASE COMPOSITION; CELL NUCLEUS; EVOLUTION; GENOME, HUMAN; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; ARDIPITHECUS RAMIDUS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS; MAMMALIA; PAN (APE); PRIMATES; RODENTIA; SIMIAE;

EID: 0031038208     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00000066     Document Type: Article

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