Loss of DNA recombinational repair enzymes in the initial stages of genome degeneration

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1188-1194

  Dale, Colin ^a   Wang, Ben ^a   Moran, Nancy ^a   Ochman, Howard ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Endosymbiont; Genome degeneration; Recombinational repair; Ribosomal RNA; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; COMMENSALISM; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE LOSS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC DRIFT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; SYMBIOSIS;

CURCULIONIDAE; EUKARYOTA; INSECTA; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0042073066     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msg138     Document Type: Article

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