Estimating the influence of selection on the variable amino acid sites of the cytochrome b protein functional domains

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 917-925

  McClellan, D A ^a   McCracken, K G ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid replacement; Cetartiodactyla; Codon composition; Cytochrome b functional domains; Geomyidae; Physicochemical properties

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; CYTOCHROME B; THREONINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CODON; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

CAMELUS BACTRIANUS; CETACEA; CETARTIODACTYLA; GEOMYIDAE; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034982702     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003892     Document Type: Article

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