Sequence context of indel mutations and their effect on protein evolution in a bacterial endosymbiont

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 599-605

  Williams, Laura E ^a   Wernegreen, Jennifer J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative genomics; Compensatory indels; Genome reduction; Molecular evolution; Purifying selection; Sequence repeats

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPONOTUS; CANDIDATUS BLOCHMANNIA CHROMAIODES;

EID: 84876580349     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evt033     Document Type: Article

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