The codon-degeneracy model of molecular evolution

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-140

  McClellan, David A ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL MATHEMATICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Codon composition; Pocket gopher; Site degeneracy; Transition bias

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CODON; DNA SEQUENCE; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

GEOMYIDAE;

EID: 0033947771     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002399910015     Document Type: Article

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