Genome size and the accumulation of simple sequence repeats: Implications of new data from genome sequencing projects

Genetica

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 93-103

  Hancock, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C value; Genome size; Microsatellites; Relative simplicity factor; Sequence repetitiveness; Simple sequences

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BASE SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME; GENOME, ARCHAEAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOME, FUNGAL; GENOME, PLANT; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; ANIMALS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; GENOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 0036021704     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016028332006     Document Type: Article

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