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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Main Authors: Cong Guo, Ian C. McDowell, Michael Nodzenski, Denise M. Scholtens, Andrew S. Allen, William L. Lowe, Timothy E. Reddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-3785-4