A comparative summary of genetic distances in the vertebrates from the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1481-1490

  Johns, Glenn C ^a,b   Avise, John C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative molecular evolution; Cytochrome b; Genetic divergence; Mitochondrial DNA; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

ALLOENZYME; CYTOCHROME B; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIRD; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC DISTANCE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; SPECIES; TAXONOMY; VERTEBRATE; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; FISH; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MAMMAL; PHYLOGENY; REPTILE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; BASE COMPOSITION; BIRDS; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FISHES; MAMMALS; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; REPTILES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS); VERTEBRATES;

EID: 0031761786     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025875     Document Type: Article

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