Toward a selection theory of molecular evolution

Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 255-265

  Hahn, Matthew W ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Neutral theory; Population genetics; Positive selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHROMOSOME MAP; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NOTE; POPULATION GENETICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DEMOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 39749133684     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00308.x     Document Type: Note

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