Title
Synonymous-non-synonymous mutation rates between sequences containing ambiguous nucleotides (Syn-SCAN).
Abstract
Direct PCR sequencing on genetic material containing allelic mixtures results in sequences containing ambiguous nucleotides. Because codons exhibiting allelic mixtures present evidence of evolutionary pressure, it is important to include this information in the assessment of codon synonymy. We developed a program, 'Synonymous-Nonsynonymous Mutation Rates between Sequences Containing Ambiguous Nucleotides' (SynSCAN), that calculates synonymous and non-synonymous substitution rates using a model that includes allelic mixtures.
Year
DOI
Venue
2002
10.1093/bioinformatics/18.6.886
BIOINFORMATICS
Keywords
Field
DocType
nucleotides,mutation rate
Silent mutation,Allele,Mutation rate,Biology,Synonym,Evolutionary pressure,Bioinformatics,Nucleotide,Genetics,Mutation
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
18
6
1367-4803
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.37
0
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
M J Gonzales18634.12
Jonathan M. Dugan271.53
Robert W Shafer38221.01