Evolution in bacteria: Evidence for a universal substitution rate in cellular genomes

Howard Ochman; Allan C. Wilson

doi:10.1007/bf02111283

journal article Nov 01, 1987

Evolution in bacteria: Evidence for a universal substitution rate in cellular genomes

Howard Ochman Allan C. Wilson

Journal of Molecular Evolution Vol. 26 No. 1-2 pp. 74-86 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Howard Ochman, Allan C. Wilson (1987). Evolution in bacteria: Evidence for a universal substitution rate in cellular genomes. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 26(1-2), 74-86. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02111283

Evolution in bacteria: Evidence for a universal substitution rate in cellular genomes

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