Pseudogene evolution and natural selection for a compact genome

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 221-227

  Petrov, D A ^a   Hartl, Daniel L ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DROSOPHILA; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENOME; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGENE;

DROSOPHILA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034064945     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/91.3.221     Document Type: Conference Paper

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