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Population genetics

a test for adaptive protein evolution that compares the ratio of replacement to silent changes within species and between species.

In population genetics, McDonald-Kreitman test refers to a test for adaptive protein evolution that compares the ratio of replacement to silent changes within species and between species. This meaning comes from McDonald (1991) in Nature.[1]

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population4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs replacement3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs species4 fields · 8 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

McDonald, J. H., & Kreitman, M. (1991). Adaptive protein evolution at the Adh locus in Drosophila. Nature, 351(6328), 652-654. https://doi.org/10.1038/351652a0

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