Coding sequence evolution

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 637-641

  Kreitman, Martin ^a   Comeron, Josep M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

CODON; CODON USAGE; EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032794940     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(99)00034-9     Document Type: Review

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