GC-content evolution in mammalian genomes: The biased gene conversion hypothesis

Genetics

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 907-911

  Galtier, N ^a,c   Piganeau, G ^b   Mouchiroud, D ^b   Duret, L ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMORPHISM; EVOLUTION; GENE CONVERSION; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; HYPOTHESIS; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CYTOSINE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE CONVERSION; GENOME; GUANINE; MAMMALS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034766004     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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