Transversions have larger regulatory effects than transitions
Abstract Background Transversions (Tv’s) are more likely to alter the amino acid sequence of proteins than transitions (Ts’s), and local deviations in the Ts:Tv ratio are indicative of evolutionary selection on genes. Whether the two different types of mutations have different effects in non-protein...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-3785-4 |