Evolution of the vertebrate H1 histone class: Evidence for the functional differentiation of the subtypes

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 702-708

  Ponte, Imma ^a   Vidal Taboada, José M ^a   Suau, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Functional differentiation; Histone H1; Rates of evolution; Structural domains; Subtypes; Time of divergence; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H1;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031866460     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025973     Document Type: Article

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