Biased gene conversion and the evolution of mammalian genomic landscapes

Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages 285-311

  Duret, Laurent ^a   Galtier, Nicolas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Comparative genomics; Isochores; Mutation; Neutral evolution; Recombination; Selection

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME SIZE; CODON; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE CONVERSION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOMICS; HUMAN; ISOCHORE; MAMMALIAN GENETICS; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BASE COMPOSITION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE CONVERSION; GENOME; HUMANS; MAMMALS; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 70350236484     PISSN: 15278204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genom-082908-150001     Document Type: Review

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