G + C content variation along and among Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosomes

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 666-675

  Bradnam, Keith R ^b   Seoighe, Cathal ^b   Sharp, Paul M ^b   Wolfe, Kenneth H ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chromosome; G+C content; Genome; Isochore; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032931770     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026149     Document Type: Article

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