Convergent evolution: the need to be explicit.

Trends in biochemical sciences ·Vol. 19 ·No. 1 ·1994-01-00 ·Pages 15-8

Doolittle RF

Abstract

Convergence as a phenomenon in molecular evolution is an issue that confuses many discussions. Often the problem is that not enough care is taken to state exactly what kind of convergence one has in mind. Functional and mechanistic convergence are both common, and some structural convergence has probably occurred, but a convincing case for genuine sequence convergence has yet to be made.

MeSH Terms

Amino Acid Sequence Animals Biological Evolution Gene Products, env/genetics HIV Envelope Protein gp160 HLA-B Antigens/genetics Humans Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics Molecular Sequence Data Plasmodium falciparum/genetics Properdin/genetics Protein Precursors/genetics Sequence Homology, Amino Acid Thrombospondins

Chemicals

Gene Products, env HIV Envelope Protein gp160 HLA-B Antigens Membrane Glycoproteins Protein Precursors Thrombospondins Properdin

Authors & Affiliations

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Doolittle R F

Center for Molecular Genetics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0634.

Article Info

Journal

Trends in biochemical sciences

Abbr.

Trends Biochem Sci

ISSN

0968-0004

DOI

10.1016/0968-0004(94)90167-8

Published

1994-01-00

Pages

15-8

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

7610674

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/0968-0004(94)90167-8 View journal details

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