Local similarity in evolutionary rates extends over whole chromosomes in human-rodent and mouse-rat comparisons: Implications for understanding the mechanistic basis of the male mutation bias

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2032-2039

  Lercher, Martin J ^a   Williams, Elizabeth J B ^a   Hurst, Laurence D ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromosomal heterogeneity; Evolutionary rate; Linkage; Male mutation bias

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CELL DIVISION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOME; GERM LINE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RODENT; SEX CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0034748984     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003744     Document Type: Article

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