The Evolution of tRNA-Leu Genes in Animal Mitochondrial Genomes

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 435-445

  Higgs, Paul G ^a   Jameson, Daniel ^b   Jow, Howsun ^b   Rattray, Magnus ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene duplication; Mitochondrial genomes; Phylogenetics; tRNA

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE; TRANSFER RNA;

ANTICODON; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CHORDATA; CRAB; ECHINODERM; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE MUTATION; METAZOON; MITOCHONDRIAL GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE;

ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME; PHYLOGENY; RNA, TRANSFER, LEU;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CHORDATA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ECHINODERMATA; HEMICHORDATA; METAZOA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0142075820     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-003-2494-6     Document Type: Article

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