Differential selection and mutation between dsDNA and ssDNA phages shape the evolution of their genomic AT percentage

BMC Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Xia, Xuhua ^a   Yuen, Kwok Yung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEAMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SELECTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 25444483877     PISSN: 14712156     EISSN: 14712156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-6-20     Document Type: Article

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