Effects of the shape of distribution of mutant effect in nearly neutral mutation models

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-48

  Tachida, Hidenori ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Average heterozygosity; Dispersion index; Population genetics; Protein evolution; Substitution rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 21444454056     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931750     Document Type: Article

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