Molecular phylogenetic inference of the woolly mammoth Mammuthus primigenius, based on complete sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome b and 12S ribosomal RNA genes

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 314-326

  Noro, Miyuki ^a   Masuda, Ryuichi ^a   Dubrovo, Irena A ^b   Yoshida, Michihiro C ^a   Kato, Makoto ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Elephant evolution; Mammoth; Mammuthus primigenius; Mitochondrial DNA; Molecular phylogeny; Proboscidea

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; ELEPHANT; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RNA SEQUENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CYTOCHROME B GROUP; ELEPHANTS; FOSSILS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ELEPHANT; ELEPHAS; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MAMMUTHUS; MAMMUTHUS PRIMIGENIUS;

EID: 0031910733     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006308     Document Type: Article

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