Small insertions at a shared position in the SSU rDNA of Lecanorales (lichen-forming Ascomycetes)

Current Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 124-130

  Stenroos, Soili ^a   DePriest, Paula T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lecanorales; Lichen forming fungi; Phylogeny; SSU rDNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; LICHEN; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT;

ASCOMYCOTA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

ASCOMYCOTA; CLADONIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; LECANORALES; PERTUSARIA; PHYSCIA; STEREOCAULON;

EID: 0031938454     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002940050317     Document Type: Article

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