A bayesian model comparison approach to inferring positive selection

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2531-2540

  Scheffler, K ^a   Seoighe, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Model comparison; Phylogenetic simulation; Positive selection

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CODON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPIRICISM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PROBABILITY; SIMULATION;

BAYES THEOREM; CODON; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 27844482434     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msi250     Document Type: Article

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