Fragmented and scrambled mitochondrial ribosomal RNA coding regions among green algae: A model for their origin and evolution

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 506-517

  Nedelcu, Aurora M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

evolution; fragmented and scrambled mitochondrial rRNA genes; green algae; recombination; repeated sequences

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL RNA; RECOMBINANT RNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLORELLA; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOME; GREEN ALGA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RNA GENE; TAXONOMY;

CHLAMYDOMONAS EUGAMETOS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; PROTOTHECA WICKERHAMII;

EID: 0030971363     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025787     Document Type: Article

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