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Frequencies of missense (red) and synonymous (blue) mutations for residues buried in the protein core, exposed to the solvent and involved in known protein-protein interfaces. A) The purifying selection decreases with increasing solvent exposure. B) For interfaces, the level of purifying selection falls between that for exposed and buried residues.
