Comparative genomics Why humans have big heads and language.
Evolution and proteins You can see the effects of evolution, not only in the whole organism, but also in its molecules - DNA and protein For a mutation.
Quick Lesson on dN/dS Neutral Selection Codon Degeneracy Synonymous vs. Non-synonymous dN/dS ratios Why Selection? The Problem.
Human Reference Genome Browser Presentation at BIO-ITWorld 2008
Are we still evolving? Mapping sites of selection in the human genome Simon Myers.
Jianfeng Xu, M.D., Dr.PH Professor of Public Health and Cancer Biology Director, Program for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology of Cancer Associate Director,
Number of substitutions between two protein-coding genes
Detection of positive selection in humane genome
One way to test these theories is to look at th number of silent vs.
Population genetics, comparative genomics, and natural selection
Adaptive Molecular Evolution
