Mutation rate is higher at synonymous sites than at nonsynonymous sites Synonymous sites 3.0 2.0 1.0 Nonsynonymous sites 1 3 Divergence time (x 10º) FIGURE 20-8 The amount of ure of purifying selec- how that synonymous ; they show that these nutations that change o effect on the amino nucleotide divergence at synonymous sites is greater than the amount of divergence at nonsynonymous sites of the B-globin gene. Number of substitutions per nucleotide
Mutation rate is higher at synonymous sites than at nonsynonymous sites Synonymous sites 3.0 2.0 1.0 Nonsynonymous sites 1 3 Divergence time (x 10º) FIGURE 20-8 The amount of ure of purifying selec- how that synonymous ; they show that these nutations that change o effect on the amino nucleotide divergence at synonymous sites is greater than the amount of divergence at nonsynonymous sites of the B-globin gene. Number of substitutions per nucleotide
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Examining Figure 20-8, explain why the rate of evolution
at nonsynonymous sites is lower. Do you expect this to be
true only of globin genes or of most genes?

Transcribed Image Text:Mutation rate is higher at synonymous
sites than at nonsynonymous sites
Synonymous
sites
3.0
2.0
1.0
Nonsynonymous
sites
1
3
Divergence time (x 10º)
FIGURE 20-8 The amount of
ure of purifying selec-
how that synonymous
; they show that these
nutations that change
o effect on the amino
nucleotide divergence at synonymous
sites is greater than the amount of
divergence at nonsynonymous sites of
the B-globin gene.
Number of substitutions per nucleotide
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