Nucleotide substitution rate estimation in enterobacteria: Approximate and maximum-likelihood methods lead to similar conclusions

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2124-2126

  Smith, Nick G C ^a   Eyre Walker, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODON; DROSOPHILA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LETTER; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ENTEROBACTERIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0034750390     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003754     Document Type: Letter

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