Molecular evolution in a multisite nearly neutral mutation model

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-81

  Tachida, Hidenori ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acid substitution; Dispersion index; DNA polymorphism; MK test; Nearly neutral model; Neutral theory; Tajima's test

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MODEL;

EID: 0033939003     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002399910008     Document Type: Article

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