Comparative genomics and the study of evolution by natural selection

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 4586-4596

  Ellegren, Hans ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaptive evolution; Gene ontology; Genome sequencing; Nearly neutral theory

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOMICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC DRIFT; GENOMICS; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS);

RODENTIA;

EID: 54849419895     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03954.x     Document Type: Review

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