Determining the evolutionary potential of a gene

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1055-1061

  Hall, Barry G ^a   Malik, Harmit S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ebg; Evolutionary potential; galactosidase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031880490     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026004     Document Type: Article

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