Erratum: Selectionism and neutralism in molecular evolution (Molecular Biology and Evolution (2005) 22 (2318-2342) DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msi242);Selectionism and neutralism in molecular evolution

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2318-2342

  Nei, Masatoshi ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multigene families; Neo Darwinism; Neomutationism; Neutral evolution; New genetic systems; Positive selection

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CODON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SELECTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NEUTRAL GENE THEORY; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; THEORETICAL STUDY;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 27944474033     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msk009     Document Type: Erratum

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