Gene expression and molecular evolution

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 660-666

  Akashi, H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CODON USAGE; EUKARYOTE; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; SILENT GENE;

EID: 0035546157     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(00)00250-1     Document Type: Review

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