The evolution of intergenic spacers of the 5S rDNA genes in the Drosophila obscura group: Are these sequences suitable for phylogenetic analyses?

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-139

  Grau, Roger ^a   Bachmann, Lutz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

5S rDNA spacers; Drosophila obscura group; genome evolution; molecular evolution; phylogenetic analysis; repetitive DNA; tandemly repeated DNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

DROSOPHILA GUANCHE; DROSOPHILA IMAII; DROSOPHILA MADEIRENSIS; DROSOPHILA OBSCURA; DROSOPHILA SUBOBSCURA; OBSCURA GROUP;

EID: 0030948526     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-1978(96)00073-7     Document Type: Article

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