Structural and phylogenetic analysis of TRAS, telomeric repeat-specific non-LTR retrotransposon families in Lepidopteran insects

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 848-857

  Kubo, Yoko ^a   Okazaki, Satoshi ^a   Anzai, Tomohiro ^a   Fujiwara, Haruhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Evolution; Myb like domain; Site specific non LTR retrotransposon; Telomeric repeat; TRAS family

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE LOCATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; LEPIDOPTERA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RETROPOSON; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TANDEM REPEAT;

ARTHROPODA; BOMBYX MORI; CYNTHIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; JAPONICA; LEPIDOPTERA; SAMIA; SAMIA CYNTHIA RICINI;

EID: 0035035444     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003866     Document Type: Article

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