Modulation of base-specific mutation and recombination rates enables functional adaptation within the context of the genetic code

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 385-399

  Tan, Taison ^a   Bogarad, Leonard D ^b   Deem, Michael W ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Codon mutation matrix; Codon usage; Mutation rate; Recombination rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CODON USAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA REPLICATION; DROSOPHILA; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CODON; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC CODE; HAEMONCHUS; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEINS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 2442703523     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-004-2633-8     Document Type: Article

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