Analysis of transitions at two-fold redundant sites in mammalian genomes. Transition redundant approach-to-equilibrium (TREx) distance metrics

BMC Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Li, Tang ^a   Chamberlin, Stephen G ^a   Caraco, M Daniel ^a   Liberles, David A ^b   Gaucher, Eric A ^a   Benner, Steven A ^a  

^a FOUNDATION FOR APPLIED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE; PURINE; PYRIMIDINE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHROMOSOME SUBSTITUTION; CODING; CODON; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; EVALUATION; EXAMINATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; MAMMAL; METRIC SYSTEM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; ORTHOLOGY; REDUNDANCY ANALYSIS; X CHROMOSOME;

FUNGI; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 33645800220     PISSN: 14712148     EISSN: 14712148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-6-25     Document Type: Article

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