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Review
. 1998 Dec;8(6):688-93.
doi: 10.1016/s0959-437x(98)80038-5.

Translational selection and molecular evolution

H Akashi  1 , A Eyre-Walker
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Review

Translational selection and molecular evolution

H Akashi et al. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 1998 Dec.

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.

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