The nonsynonymous/synonymous substitution rate ratio versus the radical/conservative replacement rate ratio in the evolution of mammalian genes

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2235-2241

  Hanada, Kousuke ^a,b   Shiu, Shin Han ^b   Li, Wen Hsiung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification of amino acids; Conservative substitution; Development; Positive selection; Radical substitution

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMNION CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYTE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MAMMALIAN GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; ORTHOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; MICE; SELECTION (GENETICS);

MAMMALIA;

EID: 35348919491     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msm152     Document Type: Article

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