CpG mutation rates in the human genome are highly dependent on local GC content

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 650-658

  Fryxell, Karl J ^a   Moon, Won Jong ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CpG; GC content; Homo sapiens; Human genome; Mutation rates; SNPs

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; CONTIG; CYTOSINE; DNA; THYMIDINE;

ARTICLE; CPG ISLAND; DEAMINATION; DNA DENATURATION; GC RICH SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; METHYLATION; MUTATION; MUTATION RATE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; BASE COMPOSITION; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; MUTATION; PAN TROGLODYTES; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 14544298936     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msi043     Document Type: Article

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