A neutrality test for detecting selection on DNA methylation using single methylation polymorphism frequency spectrum

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 154-171

  Wang, Jun ^a   Fan, Chuanzhu ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; epimutation; neutrality test; single methylation polymorphism; site frequency; Tajima's D.

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA METHYLATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MUTATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MUTATION; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84928227001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evu271     Document Type: Article

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