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. 2000 Jun 1;10(11):R410-R0411.
doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(00)00506-6.

What determines the rate of sequence evolution?

J F Brookfield  1
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What determines the rate of sequence evolution?

J F Brookfield. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

High rates of amino-acid sequence evolution have sometimes been considered to be diagnostic for genes undergoing adaptive change. However, two recent studies have shown that rapid evolution of amino-acid sequence can also be congruent with neutrality.

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