Intron-genome size relationship on a large evolutionary scale

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 376-384

  Vinogradov, Alexander E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Baker's yeast; Birds; C value paradox; Chromatin structure; Fungi; Genome evolution; Intervening sequence; Junk DNA; Mammals; Metabolic rate; Non coding DNA

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FOWL; GENOME; HUMAN; INTRON; MAMMAL; METABOLIC RATE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TELEOST; YEAST;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHICKENS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME; GENOME, FUNGAL; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; INTRONS; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; MYXOMYCETES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FUNGI; GALLIFORMES; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; MYXOGASTRIA; TELEOSTEI; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032876994     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006561     Document Type: Article

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