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Recombination Rate Variation Modulates Gene Sequence Evolution Mainly via GC-Biased Gene Conversion,...

Recombination Rate Variation Modulates Gene Sequence Evolution Mainly via GC-Biased Gene Conversion,...

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Recombination Rate Variation Modulates Gene Sequence Evolution Mainly via GC-Biased Gene Conversion, Not Hill–Robertson Interference, in an Avian System

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Recombination Rate Variation Modulates Gene Sequence Evolution Mainly via GC-Biased Gene Conversion, Not Hill–Robertson Interference, in an Avian System

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United States: Oxford University Press

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Molecular biology and evolution, 2016-01, Vol.33 (1), p.216-227

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English

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United States: Oxford University Press

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The ratio of nonsynonymous to synonymous substitution rates (ω) is often used to measure the strength of natural selection. However, ω may be influenced by linkage among different targets of selection, that is, Hill–Robertson interference (HRI), which reduces the efficacy of selection. Recombination modulates the extent of HRI but may also affect ω...

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Recombination Rate Variation Modulates Gene Sequence Evolution Mainly via GC-Biased Gene Conversion, Not Hill–Robertson Interference, in an Avian System

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_3171262430

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_3171262430

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0737-4038,1537-1719

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1537-1719

DOI

10.1093/molbev/msv214