Nucleotide variation and divergence in the histone multigene family in Drosophila melanogaster.

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Summary

D divergence and variation in silent sites exceeded those in the total coding region, thus indicating possible purifying selection for amino-acid-altering change and evidence for the concerted evolution of the histone gene family.

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1989-05-01
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Biology, Genetics, Melanogaster, Drosophila melanogaster, Gene

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