Mechanisms for evolving hypervariability: The case of conopeptides

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 120-131

  Conticello, Silvestro G ^a   Gilad, Yoav ^a   Avidan, Nili ^a   Ben Asher, Edna ^a   Levy, Zehava ^a   Fainzilber, Mike ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Codon bias; Conotoxin; Gene family; Mutagenesis; Polymerase; Venom

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONOPEPTIDE; NEUROTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; SNAIL;

CONUS; GASTROPODA;

EID: 0035142455     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003786     Document Type: Article

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