Codon-based tests of positive selection, branch lengths, and the evolution of mammalian immune system genes

Immunogenetics

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 495-506

  Hughes, Austin L ^a   Friedman, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Immune system evolution; Non synonymous substitution; Positive Darwinian selection; Stochastic error; Synonymous substitution

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL SPINDLE LIKE MICROCEPHALY ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RODENT;

ANIMALS; CARNIVORA; CODON; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE DOSAGE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MAMMALS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATES; RODENTIA; SELECTION (GENETICS);

MAMMALIA;

EID: 48149108739     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00251-008-0304-4     Document Type: Article

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