Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
codon-degeneracy model, sliding window, detecting selection
College
Life Sciences
Department
Biology
Abstract
Detecting selection on a molecular level has a wide range of applications. Knowing the selection that has occurred may lead to reconstruction of phylogeny trees, better understanding of the changes a given protein is experiencing due to evolutionary time, and pharmaceutical applications.
Recommended Citation
Sailsbery, Joshua K. and McClellan, Dr. David A.
(2013)
"Codon-Degeneracy Model: A Sliding Window Approach to Detecting Selection,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 995.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/995