Extreme length and length variation in the first ribosomal internal transcribed spacer of ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 648-660

  Hinrich Graf von der Schulenburg, J ^a   Hancock, J M ^a   Pagnamenta, A ^a   Sloggett, J J ^a   Majerus, M E N ^a   Hurst, G D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coccinellidae; Concerted evolution; Internal transcribed spacer; Repetitive DNA; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BEETLE; DNA SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT; TANDEM REPEAT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CHILOCORINAE; COCCIDULINAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COCCINELLINAE; COLEOPTERA; EUKARYOTA; INVERTEBRATA; SCYMNINAE;

EID: 0035063268     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003845     Document Type: Article

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