The complete mitochondrial genome of Rhea americana and early avian divergences

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 669-679

  Härlid, Anna ^a   Janke, Axel ^a   Arnason, Ulfur ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Avian divergences; Cytochrome b; Mitochondrial DNA; Molecular dating; Molecular phylogeny; Rhea americana

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BIRD; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE INSERTION; GENOME; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIRDS; CHICKENS; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NAD; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

AVES; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; GALLUS GALLUS; NEOGNATHAE; PALAEOGNATHAE; PASSERIFORMES; RHEA; RHEA AMERICANA; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031810766     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006347     Document Type: Article

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