On the origin of operons and their possible role in evolution toward thermophily

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 432-438

  Glansdorff, Nicolas ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Last common ancestor; Operons; Thermophily

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; MULTIENZYME COMPLEX;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL VIABILITY; EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; LINKAGE (GENETICS); OPERON; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0032867427     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006566     Document Type: Article

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