Genome deterioration: Loss of repeated sequences and accumulation of junk DNA

Genetica

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-12

  Frank, A Carolin ^a   Amiri, Haleh ^a   Andersson, Siv G E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gene loss; Genome degradation; Microbial genomes; Repeated sequences

Indexed keywords

SPACER DNA;

BACTERIAL GENOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; REVIEW;

DNA, INTERGENIC; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME, BACTERIAL; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

APHIDIDAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; TRANSPOSONS; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0036021697     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016064511533     Document Type: Article

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