The rate of mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene evolution is similar in freshwater turtles and marsupials

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 460-464

  Seddon, Jennifer M ^a   Baverstock, Peter R ^a   Georges, Arthur ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chelid; Evolution; Marsupials; Molecular; Rate; Turtles

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

GENE SEQUENCE; MARSUPIAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVIEW; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FRESH WATER; MARSUPIALIA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SOUTH AMERICA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TURTLES;

AMPHIBIA; CHELIDAE; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PLEURODIRA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0031970912     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006326     Document Type: Review

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