Phylogenetic relationships within the genus Equus and the evolution of α and θ globin genes

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 772-783

  Oakenfull, E Ann ^a,b   Clegg, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

and globin genes; Equus; Gene conversion; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE CONVERSION; HORSE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; EQUIDAE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE CONVERSION; GLOBINS; HORSES; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS; EQUUS ASINUS; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0032418869     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006436     Document Type: Article

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