Evaluating the role of selection in the evolution of mitochondrial genomes of aboriginal peoples of Siberia

Studies of the nature of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variability in human populations have shown that protein­coding genes are under negative (purifying) selection, since their mutation spectra are characterized by a pro­ nounced predominance of synonymous substitutions over non­synonymous ones (Ka/Ks...

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Main Authors: B. A. Malyarchuk, M. V. Derenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, The Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders 2023-06-01
Series:Вавиловский журнал генетики и селекции
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Online Access:https://vavilov.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/3733