Adaptation for horizontal transfer in a homing endonuclease

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 239-246

  Koufopanou, Vassiliki ^a   Goddard, Matthew R ^a   Burt, Austin ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Distribution; Homing endonuclease; Horizontal (lateral) transfer (transmission); Selfish gene; VDE; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SELECTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0036184347     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004077     Document Type: Article

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