The analysis of protein coding genes suggests monophyly of Trypanosoma

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 333-343

  Alvarez, Fernando ^a,b   Cortinas, Maria Noel ^c   Musto, Hector ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

^b Facultad de Ciencias   (Uruguay)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITHIDIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; RIBOSOME DNA; TRYPANOTHIONE REDUCTASE; TUBULIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRITHIDIA; EVOLUTION; FLAGELLATE; GENE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CRITHIDIA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GLYCERALDEHYDE-3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASES; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NADH, NADPH OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMATINA; TUBULIN;

EID: 0030120423     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1996.0028     Document Type: Article

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