The evolution of the RNase P- and RNase MRP-associated RNAs: Phylogenetic analysis and nucleotide substitution rate

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 46-57

  Sbisà, Elisabetta ^a   Pesole, Graziano ^b   Tullo, Apollonia ^a   Saccone, Cecilia ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mitochondria; Molecular clock; Multialignment; Phylogenetic tree; Quantitative evolutionary rate; Ribonucleoproteins; RNase MRP; RNase P; Vertebrates; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE P;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VERTEBRATE; YEAST;

EID: 0029842814     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02352299     Document Type: Article

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