Molecular phylogenetic relationships of pond frogs distributed in the palearctic region inferred from DNA sequences of mitochondrial 12S ribosomal RNA and cytochrome b genes

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 278-285

  Sumida, Masayuki ^a   Ogata, Mitsuaki ^a   Nishioka, Midori ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

12S rRNA gene; cyt b Gene; Molecular systematics; mtDNA; Nucleotide substitutions; Palearctic region; Phylogeny; Pond frogs

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CHROMOSOME SUBSTITUTION; CODON; CYTOCHROME B; EUROPE; FAR EAST; FROG; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DIVERSITY; LUXEMBOURG; MITOCHONDRION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POND; RIBOSOMAL RNA;

RANA CATESBEIANA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0033860989     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2000.0791     Document Type: Article

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