The site-wise log-likelihood score is a good predictor of genes under positive selection

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 280-294

  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

Codon models; Maximum likelihood; Multiple tests; Nonsynonymous rate; Positive selection; Synonymous rate

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; AMINO ACID; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; HEMOGLOBIN BETA CHAIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CODON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLAVIVIRUS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO ACIDS; BETA-GLOBINS; CODON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, JAPANESE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FLAVIVIRUS; HIV; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION, GENETIC; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 84878698974     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-013-9557-0     Document Type: Article

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