Hypermutable non-synonymous sites are under stronger negative selection.
Mutation rate varies greatly between nucleotide sites of the human genome and depends both on the global genomic location and the local sequence context of a site. In particular, CpG context elevates the mutation rate by an order of magnitude. Mutations also vary widely in their effect on the molecu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-11-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2583910?pdf=render |