High evolutionary rates in nuclear genes of squamates

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 70-76

  Hughes, Sandrine ^a   Mouchiroud, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Crocodiles; DNA evolution; Nuclear genes; Relative rate test; Reptiles; Squamates; Turtles

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REPTILE; TURTLE;

ALLIGATOR; AMPHIBIA; AVES; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); GALLUS GALLUS; REPTILIA; SAUROPSIDA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0035014308     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002390010194     Document Type: Article

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