Structure and evolution of the mitochondrial DNA complete control region in the lizard Lacerta dugesii (Lacertidae, Sauria)

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-53

  Brehm, António ^a   James Harris, D ^b   Alves, Cíntia ^b   Jesus, José ^a   Thomarat, Fabienne ^c   Vicente, Luis ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Control region; D Loop; Lacerta dugesii; Madeira; Structure; tRNA Phe; tRNAPro; tRNAThr

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE CONTROL; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LACERTA DUGESII; LIZARD; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; LIZARDS; MITOCHONDRIA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, TRANSFER;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; LACERTA; LACERTA DUGESII; LACERTIDAE; MAMMALIA; PODARCIS; REPTILIA; SAURIA; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037228881     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-002-2379-0     Document Type: Article

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