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Nonsynonymous substitution rate (Ka) is a relatively consistent parameter for defining fast-evolving and slow-evolving protein-coding genes

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Title
Nonsynonymous substitution rate (Ka) is a relatively consistent parameter for defining fast-evolving and slow-evolving protein-coding genes
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Biology Direct, February 2011
DOI 10.1186/1745-6150-6-13
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Authors

Dapeng Wang, Fei Liu, Lei Wang, Shi Huang, Jun Yu

Abstract

Mammalian genome sequence data are being acquired in large quantities and at enormous speeds. We now have a tremendous opportunity to better understand which genes are the most variable or conserved, and what their particular functions and evolutionary dynamics are, through comparative genomics.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Brazil 4 4%
United States 2 2%
Netherlands 1 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Sweden 1 <1%
Unknown 102 92%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 30 27%
Researcher 24 22%
Student > Master 12 11%
Other 8 7%
Student > Bachelor 6 5%
Other 22 20%
Unknown 9 8%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 65 59%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 19 17%
Computer Science 3 3%
Environmental Science 3 3%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 2%
Other 6 5%
Unknown 13 12%