Synonymous nucleotide divergence and saturation: Effects of site- specific variations in codon bias and mutation rates

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 398-407

  Berg, Otto G ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Codon bias; Mutation rates; Saturation; Synonymous divergence

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; MUTATION RATE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; THEORY;

ENTEROBACTERIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0033000112     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006484     Document Type: Article

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