Evolution of the AT-rich mitochondrial DNA of the root knot nematode, Meloidogyne hapla

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 40-48

  Hugall, Andrew ^a   Stanton, Julie ^a,b   Moritz, Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Meloidogyne; mtDNA; nucleotide bias; protein evolution

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EVOLUTION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PROTEIN CONTENT;

MELOIDOGYNE HAPLA;

EID: 0031012052     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025700     Document Type: Article

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