Codon adaptation and synonymous substitution rate in diatom plastid genes

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-9

  Morton, Brian R ^a   Sorhannus, Ulf ^b   Fox, Martin ^b  

^a Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

^b EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloroplast DNA; Codon bias; Codon usage; Natural selection; PsbA

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CODON; DIATOMS; GENES; MUTATION; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PHYLOGENY; PLASTIDS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0036374040     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00263-4     Document Type: Article

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