Segmented gene conversion as a mechanism of correction of 18S rRNA pseudogene located outside of rDNA cluster in D. melanogaster

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 646-651

  Benevolenskaya, Elizaveta V ^a   Kogan, Galina L ^a   Tulin, Alexey V ^a   Philipp, Dominik ^a   Gvozdev, Vladimir A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Gene conversion; Molecular evolution; Pseudogene; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE CONVERSION; GENE LOCATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PSEUDOGENE; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENES, INSECT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PSEUDOGENES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0030961555     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006188     Document Type: Article

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