A biochemical mechanism for nonrandom mutations and evolution

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2993-3001

  Wright, Barbara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA STRUCTURE; EVOLUTION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MUTATION; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; STARVATION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0034032750     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.11.2993-3001.2000     Document Type: Short Survey

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