Evolution of nuclear dualism in ciliates: A reanalysis in light of recent molecular data

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1587-1592

  Katz, L A ^a  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosomal rearrangements; Ciliophora; Epigenetic effects; Genome evolution; Origin of macronucleus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CILIATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GERM LINE; MACRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PARAMECIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TETRAHYMENA;

CILIOPHORA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX (MAC); PARAMECIUM; PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA;

EID: 0034915592     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-51-4-1587     Document Type: Article

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