Fast statistical tests for detecting heterotachy in protein evolution

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2305-2315

  Wang, Huai Chun ^a,b,c   Susko, Edward ^a,c   Roger, Andrew J ^b,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

covarion; entropy; heterotachy; parametric bootstrap; phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENTROPY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; PHYLOGENY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; W TEST;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROTEINS;

EID: 79961068835     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msr050     Document Type: Article

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