Translational selection and molecular evolution

Authors
Akashi, H Eyre-Walker, A
Citation
H. Akashi et A. Eyre-walker, Translational selection and molecular evolution, CUR OP GEN, 8(6), 1998, pp. 688-693
Citations number
73
Categorie Soggetti
Cell & Developmental Biology
Journal title
CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT
ISSN journal
0959437X → ACNP
Volume
8
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
688 - 693
Database
ISI
SICI code
0959-437X(199812)8:6<688:TSAME>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
An interplay among experimental studies of protein synthesis, evolutionary theory, and comparisons of DNA sequence data has shed light on the roles of natural selection and genetic drift in 'silent' DNA evolution.