Neutralism and selectionism: The molecular clock

Gene

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-33

  Ayala, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Generation time hypothesis; Glycerol 3 phosphate dehydrogenase; Molecular evolution; Neutrality theory of evolution; Rates of evolution; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; GENETIC SELECTION; MUTATION; NEUTRAL GENE THEORY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETICS, POPULATION; GLYCEROLPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HUMANS; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION (GENETICS); SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034736509     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(00)00479-0     Document Type: Article

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