Rapid evolution of cis-regulatory sequences via local point mutations

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1764-1770

  Stone, Jonathon R ^a   Wray, Gregory A ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Enhancer; Evolution of development; Promoter; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; REGULATOR GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0034893582     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003964     Document Type: Article

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