Codon bias evolution in Drosophila. Population genetics of mutation-selection drift

Gene

Volumn 205, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 269-278

  Akashi, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Codon usage; Molecular evolution; Nearly neutral theory; Weak selection

Indexed keywords

DNA;

CODON USAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DRIFT; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CODON; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE FREQUENCY; MUTATION; SELECTION (GENETICS);

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031593202     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(97)00400-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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