Estimation of the transition/transversion ratio

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 521-533

  Ina, Yasuo ^a  

^a BIOMOL ENG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bias correction; Haldane's correction; Nucleotide substitution; Parameter estimation; Transition transversion ratio

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031954283     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006333     Document Type: Article

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