Elongation factor 1-alpha sequences do not support an early divergence of the Acoela

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1032-1039

  Berney, Cédric ^b   Pawlowski, Jan ^a   Zaninetti, Louisette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acoela; Convoluta roscoffensis; Elongation factor 1 alpha; Molecular phylogeny; Platyhelminthes

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR 1ALPHA;

ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLATYHELMINTH;

ACOELA; ANIMALIA; CONVOLUTA; CONVOLUTA ROSCOFFENSIS; CRENOBIA ALPINA; GIRARDIA TIGRINA; LEPTOPLANA TREMELLARIS; METAZOA; PLATYHELMINTHES; POLYCLADIDA; PROSTHECERAEUS VITTATUS; SCHMIDTEA POLYCHROA; SYMSAGITTIFERA ROSCOFENSIS; TRICLADIDA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 0033933639     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026384     Document Type: Article

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