Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4744
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-4-8
pubmed:abstractText
The mutation rates of DNA sequences during evolution can be estimated from interspecies DNA sequence differences by assaying changes that have little or no effect on the phenotype (neutral mutations). Examination of available measurements shows that rates of DNA change of different phylogenetic groups differ by a factor of 5. The slowest rates are observed for higher primates and some bird lineages, while faster rates are seen in rodents, sea urchins, and drosophila. The rate of DNA sequence change has decreased markedly during primate evolution. The contrast in rates of DNA sequence change is probably due to evolutionary variation and selection of biochemical mechanisms such as DNA replication or repair.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0036-8075
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
231
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1393-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:3082006-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-Biological Evolution, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-DNA Repair, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-DNA Replication, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-Drosophila, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-Genes, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-Genetics, Population, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-Gorilla gorilla, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-Haplorhini, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-Hylobates, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-Nucleic Acid Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-Pan troglodytes, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-Rabbits, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:3082006-Species Specificity
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Rates of DNA sequence evolution differ between taxonomic groups.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.