Rate variation during molecular evolution: creationism and the cytochrome c molecular clock
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Molecular evolution of cytochrome c oxidase: rate variation among subunit VIa isoforms.
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عنوان ژورنال: Evolution: Education and Outreach
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1936-6426,1936-6434
DOI: 10.1186/s12052-017-0064-4