Sequence variability and sequence evolution: An explanation of molecular polymorphisms and why many molecular structures can be preserved although they are not predominant

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 571-576

  Arneth, Borros M ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; UNTRANSLATED RNA; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AUTOREGULATION; DNA INTEGRATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STABILITY; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MUTATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEINS;

EID: 77957734766     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dna.2009.0942     Document Type: Review

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