MATHEMATICAL-MODEL FOR STUDYING GENETIC-VARIATION IN TERMS OF RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASES

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NEI, M
LI, WH
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10.1073/pnas.76.10.5269
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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A mathematical model for the evolutionary change of restriction sites in mitochondrial DNA is developed. Formulas based on this model are presented for estimating the number of nucleotide substitutions between two populations or species. To express the degree of polymorphism in a population at the nucleotide level, a measure called 'nucleotide diversity' is proposed.
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页码:5269 / 5273
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