Complex evolution of tandem-repetitive DNA in the Chironomus thummi species group

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 321-326

  Ross, Ralf ^a   Hankeln, Thomas ^a   Schmidt, Erwin R ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chironomus; Molecular Evolution; Satellite DNA; Tandem repetitive DNA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS LURIDUS; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI THUMMI;

EID: 0031029451     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006149     Document Type: Article

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