The molecular clock revisited: The rate of synonymous vs. replacement change in Drosophila

Genetica

Volumn 102-103, Issue , 1998, Pages 369-382

  Zeng, Ling Wen ^a   Comeron, Josep M ^a   Chen, Bin ^a   Kreitman, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Index of Dispersion; Nonsynonymous; Protein evolution; Synonymous

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; MOLECULAR CLOCK; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; SUBSTITUTION LINE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PSEUDOOBSCURA; DROSOPHILA SUBOBSCURA; HUMAN ECHOVIRUS 1; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 7344250636     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1017035109224     Document Type: Article

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