Reconstructing the diversification of α-esterases: Comparing the gene clusters of Drosophila buzzatii and D. melanogaster

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-160

  De Q Robin, G Charles ^a,b   Claudianos, Charles ^a,b   Russell, Robyn J ^a   Oakeshott, John G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carboxyl cholinesterases; Drosophila; Evolutionary rates; Gene duplications; Phylogeny; Tertiary structure

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; DNA; ESTERASE;

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA BUZZATII; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

DROSOPHILA BUZZATII; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; SOPHOPHORA;

EID: 0033837662     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002390010075     Document Type: Article

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