Phylogenetic analysis of a retrotransposon with implications for strong evolutionary constraints on reverse transcriptase

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-80

  McAllister, Bryant F ^a,b   Werren, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

molecular evolution; Pteromalidae; retroelement; retrotransposon; reverse transcriptase

Indexed keywords

RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOGENE; RETROPOSON; WASP;

EID: 0031027694     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025704     Document Type: Article

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