A simple method for estimating evolutionary rates of base substitutions through comparative studies of nucleotide sequences

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TransversionBiologyNucleotideGeneticsMolecular evolutionDivergence (linguistics)Rate of evolutionType (biology)Evolutionary biologyPhylogenetic treeGeneMutation

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Year: 1980
Type: article
Volume: 16
Issue: 2
Pages: 111-120
Citations: 29082
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                                    Makoto Kimura
                                
                            (1980). 
                            A simple method for estimating evolutionary rates of base substitutions through comparative studies of nucleotide sequences. 
                            Journal of Molecular Evolution
                            , 16
                            (2)
                            , 111-120.
                            https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01731581

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DOI: 10.1007/bf01731581