Rapid diversification of RNase A superfamily ribonucleases from the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-38

  Rosenberg, Helene F ^a   Zhang, Jianzhi ^a   Liao, You Di ^b   Dyer, Kimberly D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Molecular evolution; Ribonucleases

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIN; PANCREATIC RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE A;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BULLFROG; GENE CLUSTER; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN FAMILY;

AMPHIBIA; DARWINIA; JAPONICA; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSCULUS; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA JAPONICA; RANA PIPIENS; REPTILIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0035006458     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002390010188     Document Type: Article

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