Improved tests for heterogeneity across a region of DNA sequence in the ratio of polymorphism to divergence

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 377-384

  McDonald, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Divergence; DNA sequence; Natural selection; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0031966136     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025934     Document Type: Article

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