Interchanging functionality among homologous elongation factors using signatures of heterotachy

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 4-12

  Cacan, Ercan ^a,b   Kratzer, James T ^a   Cole, Megan F ^a   Gaucher, Eric A ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Covarion; Functional divergence; Heterotachy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84874656977     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-013-9540-9     Document Type: Article

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