Positive selection in prion protein

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 205-207

  Premzl, Marko ^a   Gamulin, Vera ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Positive selection; Prion diseases; Prion protein; Protein X; Signal sequence; Species barrier

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MAMMALS; PHYLOGENY; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; SELECTION (GENETICS);

BOVINAE; LAURASIATHERIA;

EID: 62949227696     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-008-9176-3     Document Type: Article

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