Search for dissertations about: "Carina Farah Mugal"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Carina Farah Mugal.

2. 1. Nucleotide Substitution Patterns in Vertebrate Genomes

   Author : Carina Farah Mugal; Hans Ellegren; Ziheng Yang; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; nucleotide substitutions; mutation rate variation; strand asymmetries; CpG effect; GC-biased gene conversion; codon evolution; Biologi med inriktning mot molekylär evolution; Biology with specialization in Molecular Evolution;

   Abstract : The rates and patterns at which nucleotide substitutions occur vary significantly across the genome sequence of vertebrates. A prominent example is the difference in the rate of evolution of functional sequences versus nonfunctional (neutrally evolving) sequences, which is explained by the influence of natural selection on functional sequences. READ MORE