Primary and secondary structure of the small-subunit ribosomal RNA of the naked, marine amoeba Vannella anglica: Phylogenetic implications

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 740-749

  Sims, Gary P ^a,c   Rogerson, Andrew ^a,d   Aitken, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amoeba; Crown taxa; G+C content; Gymnamoebae; Molecular phylogeny; Rhizopoda; Secondary structure; Small subunit ribosomal RNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMOEBA; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMOEBA; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0033058395     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006518     Document Type: Article

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