Polyphyletic gene losses can bias backtrack characterizations of the cenancestor

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 115-117

  Becerra, Arturo ^a   Islas, Sara ^a   Leguina, José Ignacio ^a   Silva, Ervin ^a   Lazcano, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Helicase DnaB; Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase; Last Common Ancestor; Replication Machinery; Streamline Process

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE; GENOME; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES; GENOME; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 0031205182     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: 14321432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006209     Document Type: Article

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