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1.
There are two tightly linked loci (D and CE) for the human Rh blood group. Their gene products are membrane proteins having
12 transmembrane domains and form a complex with Rh50 glycoprotein on erythrocytes. We constructed phylogenetic networks of
human and nonhuman primate Rh genes, and the network patterns suggested the occurrences of gene conversions. We therefore
used a modified site-by-site reconstruction method by using two assumed gene trees and detected 9 or 11 converted regions.
After eliminating the effect of gene conversions, we estimated numbers of nonsynonymous and synonymous substitutions for each
branch of both trees. Whichever gene tree we selected the branch connecting hominoids and Old World monkeys showed significantly
higher nonsynonymous than synonymous substitutions, an indication of positive selection. Many other branches also showed higher
nonsynonymous than synonymous substitutions; this suggests that the Rh genes have experienced some kind of positive selection.
Received: 16 March 1999 / Accepted: 17 June 1999 相似文献
2.
Rates of Conservative and Radical Nonsynonymous Nucleotide Substitutions in Mammalian Nuclear Genes 总被引:28,自引:0,他引:28
Zhang J 《Journal of molecular evolution》2000,50(1):56-68
To understand the process and mechanism of protein evolution, it is important to know what types of amino acid substitutions
are more likely to be under selection and what types are mostly neutral. An amino acid substitution can be classified as either
conservative or radical, depending on whether it involves a change in a certain physicochemical property of the amino acid.
Assuming Kimura's two-parameter model of nucleotide substitution, I present a method for computing the numbers of conservative
and radical nonsynonymous (amino acid altering) nucleotide substitutions per site and estimate these rates for 47 nuclear
genes from mammals. The results are as follows. (1) The average radical/conservative rate ratio is 0.81 for charge changes,
0.85 for polarity changes, and 0.49 when both polarity and volume changes are considered. (2) The radical/conservative rate
ratio is positively correlated with the nonsynonymous/synonymous rate ratio for charge changes or when both polarity and volume
changes are considered. (3) Both the conservative/synonymous rate ratio and the radical/synonymous rate ratio are lower in
the rodent lineage than in the primate or artiodactyl lineage, suggesting more intense purifying selection in the rodent lineage,
for both conservative and radical nonsynonymous substitutions. (4) Neglecting transition/transversion bias would cause an
underestimation of both radical and conservative rates and the ratio thereof. (5) Transversions induce more dramatic genetic
alternations than transitions in that transversions produce more amino acid altering changes and among which, more radical
changes.
Received: 6 April 1999 / Accepted: 16 August 1999 相似文献
3.
Fernando Alvarez-Valin Kamel Jabbari Nicolas Carels Giorgio Bernardi 《Journal of molecular evolution》1999,49(3):330-342
In this work, we have investigated the relationships between synonymous and nonsynonymous rates and base composition in coding
sequences from Gramineae to analyze the factors underlying the variation in substitutional rates. We have shown that in these genes the rates of nucleotide
divergence, both synonymous and nonsynonymous, are, to some extent, dependent on each other and on the base composition. In
the first place, the variation in nonsynonymous rate is related to the GC level at the second codon position (the higher the
GC2 level, the higher the amino acid replacement rate). The correlation is especially strong with T2, the coefficients being significant in the three data sets analyzed. This correlation between nonsynonymous rate and base
composition at the second codon position is also detectable at the intragenic level, which implies that the factors that tend
to increase the intergenic variance in nonsynonymous rates also affect the intragenic variance. On the other hand, we have
shown that the synonymous rate is strongly correlated with the GC3 level. This correlation is observed both across genes and at the intragenic level. Similarly, the nonsynonymous rate is also
affected at the intragenic level by GC3 level, like the silent rate. In fact, synonymous and nonsynonymous rates exhibit a parallel behavior in relation to GC3 level, indicating that the intragenic patterns of both silent and amino acid divergence rates are influenced in a similar
way by the intragenic variation of GC3. This result, taken together with the fact that the number of genes displaying intragenic correlation coefficients between
synonymous and nonsynonymous rates is not very high, but higher than random expectation (in the three data sets analyzed),
strongly suggests that the processes of silent and amino acid replacement divergence are, at least in part, driven by common
evolutionary forces in genes from Gramineae.
Received: 2 July 1998 / Accepted: 18 April 1999 相似文献
4.
Rates of synonymous and nonsynonymous nucleotide substitutions and codon usage bias (ENC) were estimated for a number of
nuclear and chloroplast genes in a sample of centric and pennate diatoms. The results suggest that DNA evolution has taken
place, on an average, at a slower rate in the chloroplast genes than in the nuclear genes: a rate variation pattern similar
to that observed in land plants. Synonymous substitution rates in the chloroplast genes show a negative association with the
degree of codon usage bias, suggesting that genes with a higher degree of codon usage bias have evolved at a slower rate.
While this relationship has been shown in both prokaryotes and multicellular eukaryotes, it has not been demonstrated before
in diatoms.
Received: 3 June 1998 / Accepted: 11 August 1998 相似文献
5.
Ballard JW 《Journal of molecular evolution》2000,51(1):64-75
The current study compares the nucleotide variation among 22 complete mitochondrial genomes of the three distinct Drosophila simulans haplotypes with intron 1 of the alcohol dehydrogenase-related locus. This is the first study to investigate the sequence variation of multiple complete mitochondrial genomes within distinct
mitochondrial haplotypes of a single species. Patterns of variation suggest distinct forces are influencing the evolution
of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and autosomal DNA in D. simulans. First, there is little variation within each mtDNA haplotype but strong differentiation among them. In contrast, there is
no support for differentiation of the mitochondrial haplotypes at the autosomal locus. Second, there is a significant deficiency
of mitochondrial variation in each haplotype relative to the autosomal locus. Third, the ratio of nonsynonymous to synonymous
substitutions is not equal in all branches of the well-resolved phylogeny. There is an excess of nonsynonymous substitutions
relative to synonymous substitutions within each D. simulans haplotype. This result is similar to that previously observed within the mtDNA of distinct species. A single evolutionary
force may be causally linked to the observed patterns of mtDNA variation—a rickettsia-like microorganism, Wolbachia pipientis, which is known to directly influence mitochondrial evolution but have a less direct influence on autosomal loci.
Received: 16 September 1999 / Accepted: 14 March 2000 相似文献
6.
Molecular evolution of the COX7A gene family in primates. 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
COX VIIa is one of 10 nuclear-encoded subunits of the COX holoenzyme, and one of three that have isoforms with tissue-specific differences in expression. Analysis of nucleotide substitution rates revealed an accelerated rate of nonsynonymous substitutions relative to that of synonymous substitutions for the heart isoform gene (COX7AH) in six primate lineages. Rate accelerations have been noted for four other COX-related genes in this time period, suggesting that the COX holoenzyme has experienced an episode of adaptive evolution. A third member of the gene family, COX7AR, has recently been described. Although its function is currently unknown, low nonsynonymous substitution/synonymous substitution (N/S) ratios in mammalian evolution suggest that COX7AR is of functional importance. When the COX7A isoforms were divided into domains, examination of nucleotide substitution rates suggested that mitochondrial targeting residues experienced an accelerated nonsynonymous substitution rate in the period following gene duplication. In contrast, paralogous comparisons of the targeting residues of each isoform show they have been relatively conserved in mammalian evolution. This pattern is consistent with the evolution of tissue-specific function. 相似文献
7.
A Survey of the Molecular Evolutionary Dynamics of Twenty-Five Multigene Families from Four Grass Taxa 总被引:10,自引:0,他引:10
We surveyed the molecular evolutionary characteristics of 25 plant gene families, with the goal of better understanding general
processes in plant gene family evolution. The survey was based on 247 GenBank sequences representing four grass species (maize,
rice, wheat, and barley). For each gene family, orthology and paralogy relationships were uncertain. Recognizing this uncertainty,
we characterized the molecular evolution of each gene family in four ways. First, we calculated the ratio of nonsynonymous
to synonymous substitutions (d
N/d
S) both on branches of gene phylogenies and across codons. Our results indicated that the d
N/d
S ratio was statistically heterogeneous across branches in 17 of 25 (68%) gene families. The vast majority of d
N/d
S estimates were <<1.0, suggestive of selective constraint on amino acid replacements, and no estimates were >1.0, either across
phylogenetic lineages or across codons. Second, we tested separately for nonsynonymous and synonymous molecular clocks. Sixty-eight
percent of gene families rejected a nonsynonymous molecular clock, and 52% of gene families rejected a synonymous molecular
clock. Thus, most gene families in this study deviated from clock-like evolution at either synonymous or nonsynonymous sites.
Third, we calculated the effective number of codons and the proportion of G+C synonymous sites for each sequence in each gene
family. One or both quantities vary significantly within 18 of 25 gene families. Finally, we tested for gene conversion, and
only six gene families provided evidence of gene conversion events. Altogether, evolution for these 25 gene families is marked
by selective constraint that varies among gene family members, a lack of molecular clock at both synonymous and nonsynonymous
sites, and substantial variation in codon usage.
Received: 25 May 2000 / Accepted: 16 October 2000 相似文献
8.
Synonymous substitution rates in mitochondrial and nuclear genes of Drosophila were compared. To make accurate comparisons, we considered the following: (1) relative synonymous rates, which do not require
divergence time estimates, should be used; (2) methods estimating divergence should take into account base composition; (3)
only very closely related species should be used to avoid effects of saturation; (4) the heterogeneity of rates should be
examined. We modified the methods estimating synonymous substitution numbers to account for base composition bias. By using
these methods, we found that mitochondrial genes have 1.7–3.4 times higher synonymous substitution rates than the fastest
nuclear genes or 4.5–9.0 times higher rates than the average nuclear genes. The average rate of synonymous transversions was
2.7 (estimated from the melanogaster species subgroup) or 2.9 (estimated from the obscura group) times higher in mitochondrial genes than in nuclear genes. Synonymous transversions in mitochondrial genes occurred
at an approximately equivalent rate to those in the fastest nuclear genes. This last result is not consistent with the hypothesis
that the difference in turnover rates between mitochondrial and nuclear genomes is the major factor determining higher synonymous
substitution rates in mtDNA. We conclude that the difference in synonymous substitution rates is due to a combination of two
factors: a higher transitional mutation rate in mtDNA and constraints on nuclear genes due to selection for codon usage.
Received: 27 November 1996 / Accepted: 8 May 1997 相似文献
9.
Fimbriae or pili are essential adherence factors usually found in pathogenic bacteria to aid colonization of host cells.
Three major structural pilin genes, fimA, sfaA, and papA, from Escherichia coli natural isolates were examined and nucleotide sequence data revealed elevated levels of both synonymous and nonsynonymous
site variation at these loci. Examination of synonymous site variation shows a fivefold increase in fimA sites, relative to the housekeeping gene mdh; and similarly the sfaA and papA genes have increased synonymous sites variation relative to fimA. Nonsynonymous site variation is also elevated at all three loci but, in particular, at the papA locus (k
N= 0.44). The k
N/k
S ratio for the three genes are among the highest yet reported for E. coli genes. Regional variation in nucleotide polymorphism within each of the genes reveal hypervariable segments where nonsynonymous
substitutions exceed synonymous substitutions. We propose that at the fimA, papA, and sfaA genes, diversifying selection has brought about the increase levels of polymorphism.
Received: 7 August 1997 / Accepted: 8 March 1998 相似文献
10.
We have sequenced the cytochrome b gene of Horsfield's tarsier, Tarsius bancanus, to complete a data set of sequences for this gene from representatives of each primate infraorder. These primate cytochrome
b sequences were combined with those from representatives of three other mammalian orders (cat, whale, and rat) in an analysis
of relative evolutionary rates. The nonsynonymous nucleotide substitution rate of the cytochrome b gene has increased approximately twofold along lineages leading to simian primates compared to that of the tarsier and other
primate and nonprimate mammalian species. However, the rate of transversional substitutions at fourfold degenerate sites has
remained uniform among all lineages. This increase in the evolutionary rate of cytochrome b is similar in character and magnitude to that described previously for the cytochrome c oxidase subunit II gene. We propose that the evolutionary rate increase observed for cytochrome b and cytochrome c oxidase subunit II may underlie an episode of coadaptive evolution of these two proteins in the mitochondria of simian primates.
Received: 15 December 1997 / Accepted: 24 February 1998 相似文献
11.
Nucleotide Substitution Rate of Mammalian Mitochondrial Genomes 总被引:22,自引:0,他引:22
We present here for the first time a comprehensive study based on the analysis of closely related organisms to provide an
accurate determination of the nucleotide substitution rate in mammalian mitochondrial genomes. This study examines the evolutionary
pattern of the different functional mtDNA regions as accurately as possible on the grounds of available data, revealing some
important ``genomic laws.' The main conclusions can be summarized as follows. (1) High intragenomic variability in the evolutionary
dynamic of mtDNA was found. The substitution rate is strongly dependent on the region considered, and slow- and fast-evolving
regions can be identified. Nonsynonymous sites, the D-loop central domain, and tRNA and rRNA genes evolve much more slowly
than synonymous sites and the two peripheral D-loop region domains. The synonymous rate is fairly uniform over the genome,
whereas the rate of nonsynonymous sites depends on functional constraints and therefore differs considerably between genes.
(2) The commonly accepted statement that mtDNA evolves more rapidly than nuclear DNA is valid only for some regions, thus
it should be referred to specific mitochondrial components. In particular, nonsynonymous sites show comparable rates in mitochondrial
and nuclear genes; synonymous sites and small rRNA evolve about 20 times more rapidly and tRNAs about 100 times more rapidly
in mitochondria than in their nuclear counterpart. (3) A species-specific evolution is particularly evident in the D-loop
region. As the divergence times of the organism pairs under consideration are known with sufficient accuracy, absolute nucleotide
substitution rates are also provided.
Received: 11 May 1998 / Accepted: 2 September 1998 相似文献
12.
A fractal renewal point process (FRPP) is used to model molecular evolution in agreement with the relationship between the
variance and the mean numbers of nonsynonymous and synonymous substitutions in mammals. Like other episodic models such as
the doubly stochastic Poisson process, this model accounts for the large variances observed in amino acid substitution rates,
but unlike certain other episodic models, it also accounts for the increase in the index of dispersion with the mean number
of substitutions in Ohta's (1995) data. We find that this correlation is significant for nonsynonymous substitutions at the
1% level and for synonymous substitutions at the 10% level, even after removing lineage effects and when using Bulmer's (1989)
unbiased estimator of the index of dispersion. This model is simpler than most other overdispersed models of evolution in
the sense that it is fully specified by a single interevent probability distribution. Interpretations in terms of chaotic
dynamics and in terms of chance and selection are discussed.
Received: 12 January 1998 / Accepted: 19 May 1998 相似文献
13.
Singhania NA Dyer KD Zhang J Deming MS Bonville CA Domachowske JB Rosenberg HF 《Journal of molecular evolution》1999,49(6):721-728
The two eosinophil ribonucleases, eosinophil-derived neurotoxin (EDN/RNase 2) and eosinophil cationic protein (ECP/RNase
3), are among the most rapidly evolving coding sequences known among primates. The eight mouse genes identified as orthologs
of EDN and ECP form a highly divergent, species-limited cluster. We present here the rat ribonuclease cluster, a group of
eight distinct ribonuclease A superfamily genes that are more closely related to one another than they are to their murine
counterparts. The existence of independent gene clusters suggests that numerous duplications and diversification events have
occurred at these loci recently, sometime after the divergence of these two rodent species (∼10–15 million years ago). Nonsynonymous
substitutions per site (d
N) calculated for the 64 mouse/rat gene pairs indicate that these ribonucleases are incorporating nonsilent mutations at accelerated
rates, and comparisons of nonsynonymous to synonymous substitution (d
N / d
S) suggest that diversity in the mouse ribonuclease cluster is promoted by positive (Darwinian) selection. Although the pressures
promoting similar but clearly independent styles of rapid diversification among these primate and rodent genes remain uncertain,
our recent findings regarding the function of human EDN suggest a role for these ribonucleases in antiviral host defense.
Received: 8 April 1999 / Accepted: 22 June 1999 相似文献
14.
Likelihood ratio tests for detecting positive selection and application to primate lysozyme evolution 总被引:35,自引:16,他引:19
An excess of nonsynonymous substitutions over synonymous ones is an
important indicator of positive selection at the molecular level. A lineage
that underwent Darwinian selection may have a nonsynonymous/synonymous rate
ratio (dN/dS) that is different from those of other lineages or greater
than one. In this paper, several codon-based likelihood models that allow
for variable dN/dS ratios among lineages were developed. They were then
used to construct likelihood ratio tests to examine whether the dN/dS ratio
is variable among evolutionary lineages, whether the ratio for a few
lineages of interest is different from the background ratio for other
lineages in the phylogeny, and whether the dN/dS ratio for the lineages of
interest is greater than one. The tests were applied to the lysozyme genes
of 24 primate species. The dN/dS ratios were found to differ significantly
among lineages, indicating that the evolution of primate lysozymes is
episodic, which is incompatible with the neutral theory. Maximum-
likelihood estimates of parameters suggested that about nine nonsynonymous
and zero synonymous nucleotide substitutions occurred in the lineage
leading to hominoids, and the dN/dS ratio for that lineage is significantly
greater than one. The corresponding estimates for the lineage ancestral to
colobine monkeys were nine and one, and the dN/dS ratio for the lineage is
not significantly greater than one, although it is significantly higher
than the background ratio. The likelihood analysis thus confirmed most, but
not all, conclusions Messier and Stewart reached using reconstructed
ancestral sequences to estimate synonymous and nonsynonymous rates for
different lineages.
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15.
Molecular evolution of cytochrome c oxidase: rate variation among subunit VIa isoforms 总被引:3,自引:1,他引:2
Schmidt TR; Jaradat SA; Goodman M; Lomax MI; Grossman LI 《Molecular biology and evolution》1997,14(6):595-601
Cytochrome c oxidase (COX) consists of 13 subunits, 3 encoded in the
mitochondrial genome and 10 in the nucleus. Little is known of the role of
the nuclear-encoded subunits, some of which exhibit tissue-specific
isoforms. Subunit VIa is unique in having tissue-specific isoforms in all
mammalian species examined. We examined relative evolutionary rates for the
COX6A heart (H) and liver (L) isoform genes along the length of the
molecule, specifically in relation to the tissue-specific function(s) of
the two isoforms. Nonsynonymous (amino acid replacement) substitutions in
the COX6AH gene occurred more frequently than in the ubiquitously expressed
COX6AL gene. Maximum-parsimony analysis and sequence divergences from
reconstructed ancestral sequences revealed that after the ancestral COX6A
gene duplicated to yield the genes for the H and L isoforms, the sequences
encoding the mitochondrial matrix region of the COX VIa protein experienced
an elevated rate of nonsynonymous substitutions relative to synonymous
substitutions. This is expected for relaxed selective constraints after
gene duplication followed by purifying selection to preserve the
replacements with tissue-specific functions.
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16.
Synonymous and nonsynonymous rate variation in nuclear genes of mammals 总被引:34,自引:6,他引:28
A maximum likelihood approach was used to estimate the synonymous and nonsynonymous substitution rates in 48 nuclear genes
from primates, artiodactyls, and rodents. A codon-substitution model was assumed, which accounts for the genetic code structure,
transition/transversion bias, and base frequency biases at codon positions. Likelihood ratio tests were applied to test the
constancy of nonsynonymous to synonymous rate ratios among branches (evolutionary lineages). It is found that at 22 of the
48 nuclear loci examined, the nonsynonymous/synonymous rate ratio varies significantly across branches of the tree. The result
provides strong evidence against a strictly neutral model of molecular evolution. Our likelihood estimates of synonymous and
nonsynonymous rates differ considerably from previous results obtained from approximate pairwise sequence comparisons. The
differences between the methods are explored by detailed analyses of data from several genes. Transition/transversion rate
bias and codon frequency biases are found to have significant effects on the estimation of synonymous and nonsynonymous rates,
and approximate methods do not adequately account for those factors. The likelihood approach is preferable, even for pairwise
sequence comparison, because more-realistic models about the mutation and substitution processes can be incorporated in the
analysis.
Received: 17 May 1997 / Accepted: 28 September 1997 相似文献
17.
In an effort to detect factors which may be under positive selection, a survey for such genes in two pathogenic strains of
Helicobacter pylori (J99 and 26695) was performed. Based on an analysis of synonymous and nonsynonymous substitutions, we identified 19 candidate
genes under positive selection. A search for homologues with known crystallographic structures revealed Escherichia coli carbomoyl phosphate synthetase as a homologue of H. pylori carbamoyl phosphate synthetase. Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase as isolated from E. coli is a heterodimeric enzyme that possesses two different but coupled functionalities and is involved in the first committed
step in the separate biosynthetic pathways for arginine and pyrimidine nucleotides. In this study, we provide evidence indicating
that one of these functionalities appears to be under selective pressure. Reports from previously published site-directed
mutagenesis studies point to a decoupling of amidotransferase and synthetase activities. Implications of these findings for
a metabolic enzyme under positive selection are discussed in terms of the mechanisms of H. pylori pathogenesis.
Received: 11 June 2001 / Accepted: 12 September 2001 相似文献
18.
Ballard JW 《Journal of molecular evolution》2000,51(1):48-63
In this study, a comparative genomics approach is employed to investigate the forces that shape evolutionary change in the
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of members of the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup. This approach facilitates differentiation of the patterns of variation resulting from processes acting at a higher
level from those acting on a single gene. The mitochondrial genomes of three isofemale lines of D. simulans (siI, -II, and -III), two of D. melanogaster (Oregon R and a line from Zimbabwe), and D. mauritiana (maI and -II), and one of D. sechellia were sequenced and compared with that derived from D. yakuba. Data presented here indicate that at least three broad mechanisms shape the evolutionary dynamics of mtDNA in these taxa.
The first set of mechanisms is intrinsic to the molecule. Dominant processes may be interpreted as selection for an increased
rate of replication of the mtDNA molecule, biases in DNA repair, and differences in the pattern of nucleotide substitution
among strands. In the genes encoded on the major strand (62% of the coding DNA) changes to or from C predominate, whereas
on the minor changes to or from G predominate. The second set of mechanisms affects distinct lineages. There are evolutionary
rate differences among lineages, possibly owing to population demographic changes or changes in mutational biases. This is
supported by the heterogeneity found in synonymous, nonsynonymous, and silent substitutions. The third set of mechanisms differentially
affects distinct genes. A maximum-likelihood sliding-window analysis detected four disjunct regions that have a significantly
different nucleotide substitution process from that derived from the complete sequence. These data show the potential for
comparative genomics to tease apart subtle forces that shape the evolution of DNA.
Received: 30 July 1999 / Accepted: 16 March 2000 相似文献
19.
The very high AT content of hymenopteran mtDNA has warranted speculation about nucleotide substitution processes in this
group. Here we investigate the pattern of honeybee, Apis mellifera, mtDNA nucleotide polymorphisms inferred from phylogeny in terms of differences between the ATPase6, COI, COII, COIII, cytochrome
b, and ND2 genes and strand asymmetry in mutation rates. The observed transition/transversion ratios and the distribution of
nonsynonymous substitutions between regions differed significantly. The pattern of differences between genes leading to these
heterogeneities (the ATPase6 and COIII genes group apart from the rest) differed markedly from that predicted on the basis
of long-term evolutionary change and may indicate differences between current and long-term dynamics of sequence evolution.
Also, there is strong strand asymmetry in substitutions, which probably results in a mutability of G and C sufficiently high
to account for the AT-richness of honeybee mtDNA.
Received: 21 October 1998 / Accepted: 27 January 1999 相似文献
20.
The cytochrome c oxidase subunit 2 gene (COII) encodes a highly conserved protein that is directly responsible for the initial transfer of
electrons from cytochrome c to cytochrome c oxidase (COX) crucial to the production of ATP during cellular respiration. Despite its integral role in electron transport,
we have observed extensive intraspecific nucleotide and amino acid variation among 26 full-length COII sequences sampled from
seven populations of the marine copepod, Tigriopus californicus. Although intrapopulation divergence was virtually nonexistent, interpopulation divergence at the COII locus was nearly 20%
at the nucleotide level, including 38 nonsynonymous substitutions. Given the high degree of interaction between the cytochrome
c oxidase subunit 2 protein (COX2) and the nuclear-encoded subunits of COX and cytochrome c (CYC), we hypothesized that some codons in the COII gene are likely to be under positive selection in order to compensate
for amino acid substitutions in other subunits. Estimates of the ratio of nonsynonymous to synonymous substitution (ω), obtained
using a series of maximum likelihood models of codon substitution, indicated that the majority of codons in T. californicus COII are under strong purifying selection (ω << 1), while approximately 4% of the sites in this gene appear to evolve under
relaxed selective constraint (ω = 1). A branch-site maximum likelihood model identified three sites that may have experienced
positive selection within the central California sequence clade in our COII phylogeny; these results are consistent with previous
studies showing functional and fitness consequences among interpopulation hybrids between central and northern California
populations.
[Reviewing Editor: Dr. Willie Swanson] 相似文献