The internal transcribed spacer 2 exhibits a common secondary structure in green algae and flowering plants

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 258-271

  Mai, Jeffrey C ^a   Coleman, Annette W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Chlamydomonas; Ribosomal RNA; RNA secondary structure; Transcribed spacer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE SEQUENCE; GREEN ALGA; HIGHER PLANT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RNA PROCESSING; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALGAE, GREEN; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; VOLVOCACEAE; VOLVOCALES;

EID: 0031020581     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006143     Document Type: Article

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