Genes in sweeping competition

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 125-134

  Nurminsky, D I ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Codon bias; DNA polymorphism; Rapid evolution; Selective sweep

Indexed keywords

DNA;

CODON; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0035122103     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00000772     Document Type: Review

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