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Consider a Hypothetical Enzyme-Coding Gene and Sequences of the Gene

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Consider a hypothetical enzyme-coding gene and sequences of the gene from several species of rodents.The figure shows the rates of nonsynonymous and synonymous substitutions for each of four regions of the gene. Consider a hypothetical enzyme-coding gene and sequences of the gene from several species of rodents.The figure shows the rates of nonsynonymous and synonymous substitutions for each of four regions of the gene. Which region appears to be under positive selection? Which region appears to be under positive selection?

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