Uncovering the mutation-fixation correlation in short lineages

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We recently reported a highly unexpected positive correlation between the fixation probability of nonsynonymous mutations (estimated by ω) and neutral mutation rate (estimated by <it>K</it><sub>s</sub>) in mam...

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Main Authors: Vallender Eric J, Lahn Bruce T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/168