Phylogeny of eukaryotes based on ribosomal RNA: Long-branch attraction and models of sequence evolution [2]

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 830-834

  Philippe, Hervé ^a   Germot, Agnès ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Covarion; Eukaryotic evolution; Phylogeny; Rate across sites; rRNA; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; EUKARYOTE; GENE SEQUENCE; LETTER; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0034019771     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026362     Document Type: Letter

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