Extensive variation in synonymous substitution rates in mitochondrial genes of seed plants
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It has long been known that rates of synonymous substitutions are unusually low in mitochondrial genes of flowering and other land plants. Although two dramatic exceptions to this pattern have recently been reported, it is unclear ho...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/135 |