Nonrandomness of point mutation as reflected in nucleotide substitutions in pseudogenes and its evolutionary implications

1984/11/01 by Wen-Hsiung Li, Wen‐Hsiung Li, Chung-I Wu +3 · 375 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Biology #Codon usage bias #Evolution and Genetic Dynamics #Fractal and DNA sequence analysis #Gene #Genetics #Genome #Missense mutation #Mutation #Mutation rate #Neutral mutation #Nonsense mutation #Nonsynonymous substitution #Point mutation #Pseudogene #RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms #Silent mutation #Synonymous substitution #Transition (genetics)

paper · doi:10.1007/bf02100628

published in Journal of Molecular Evolution 21(1), 58-71 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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