A comparative genomics approach to the evolution of eukaryotes and their mitochondria

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 320-326

  Lang, B Franz ^a   Seif, Elias ^a   Gray, Michael W ^b   O'Kelly, Charles J ^c   Burger, Gertraud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gene order conservation; Phylogeny; Protists; RNase P RNA

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL GENETICS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL GENETICS; OPERON; RIBONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME; RNA; SYMBIOSIS;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARCHEZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHOANOFLAGELLIDA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; JAKOBA LIBERA; JAKOBIDAE; MALAWIMONAS JAKOBIFORMIS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTISTA; RECLINOMONAS AMERICANA; RETORTAMONADIDAE; RICKETTSIA;

EID: 0033166097     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb04611.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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