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Molecular evolution
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study of macromolecules
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Neutral selection: change is ?
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change is (=) between synonymous and non-synonymous substitutions
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Positive selection: change is ?
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Synonymous < non-syn
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Purifying selection: change is
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synonymous > non-syn
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Synonymous substitution
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does not affect the fxn of protein
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non-synonymous
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changes protein structure
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Convergent evolution
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independent lineages in which similar structures evolve following similar substitution patterns
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