Human rDNA: Evolutionary patterns within the genes and tandem arrays derived from multiple chromosomes

Genomics

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 255-263

  Gonzalez, Iris L ^a   Sylvester, James E ^b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b NEMOURS CHILDREN S CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; RIBOSOME DNA;

ACROCENTRIC CHROMOSOME; ARTICLE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CONVERSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035338424     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.2001.6540     Document Type: Article

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