The structural basis of molecular adaptation

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 355-369

  Golding, G Brian ^a   Dean, Antony M ^b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^c Department of Biological Chemistry   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid replacements; Molecular adaptation; Phylogeny; Protein structure

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ENZYME KINETICS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0031966661     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025932     Document Type: Review

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