Codon-substitution models for detecting molecular adaptation at individual sites along specific lineages

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 908-917

  Yang, Ziheng ^a   Nielsent, Rasmus ^a  

^a Department of Biology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene duplication; Maximum likelihood; Molecular adaptation; Nonsynonymous substitution; Positive selection; Synonymous substitution

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CELL LINEAGE; CODON; GENE DUPLICATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE; PRIMATE;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0036270185     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004148     Document Type: Article

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