Back to search
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
Evolutionary analyses of HIV-1 protein-coding sequences : adaptation to host cytotoxic immune responses and purifying selection at synonymous sites
Abstract
dc:description.abstractThis thesis exposes previously ignored evolutionary characteristics of the synonymous sites of virus nucleotide sequences and contributes new findings to the understanding of the evolution of HIV-1 in relation to the human immune response.
Degree
thesis:*- Grantor dc:publisher.institution
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2009
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
-
- Ngandu, Nobubelo Kwanele
- Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
-
- Seoighe, Cathal
Rights
- Language dc:language.iso
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Handle dc:identifier.uri
- http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3072
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/3072