Evaluating evolutionary constraint on the rapidly evolving gene matK using protein composition (Journal of Molecular Evolution (2008) 66, (85-97) DOI: 10.1007/s00239-007-9060-6);Evaluating evolutionary constraint on the rapidly evolving gene matK using protein composition

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-97

  Barthet, Michelle M ^a,b   Hilu, Khidir W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amino acid composition; Functional constraint; matK; Phylogenetics; Rapidly evolving gene

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST GENETICS; GNETOPHYTA; INTRON; MATK GENE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PSEUDOGENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TOBACCO;

VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 40949155258     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-008-9129-x     Document Type: Erratum

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