Gene conversion drives within genic sequences: Concerted evolution of ribosomal RNA genes in bacteria and archaea

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 305-317

  Liao, Daiqing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria and Archaea; Comparative genomics; Concerted evolution; Gene conversion; Multigene families; rRNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

AQUIFEX AEOLICUS; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARCHAEOGLOBUS FULGIDUS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHLAMYDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONVERSION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; METHANOBACTERIUM THERMOAUTOTROPHICUM; METHANOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOPLASMA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROKARYOTE; PYROCOCCUS; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; RNA SEQUENCE; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

AQUIFEX AEOLICUS; ARCHAEA; ARCHAEOGLOBUS FULGIDUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHLAMYDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOPLASMA; PROKARYOTA; PYROCOCCUS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 0033759525     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002390010093     Document Type: Article

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