Mitochondrial Genome of Ciona savignyi (Urochordata, Ascidiacea, Enterogona): Comparison of Gene Arrangement and tRNA Genes with Halocynthia roretzi Mitochondrial Genome

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 574-587

  Yokobori, Shin Ichi ^a   Watanabe, Yukari ^a   Oshima, Tairo ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ciona savignyi; Gene arrangement; Mitochondrial genome; tRNA

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; TRANSFER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTICODON; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; BASE PAIRING; CHORDATA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENOME; METAZOON; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UROCHORDATA;

ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC CODE; MITOCHONDRIA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHYLOGENY; RNA, TRANSFER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SYNTENY; UROCHORDATA;

ASCIDIACEA; CHORDATA; CIONA; CIONA SAVIGNYI; ENTEROGONA; HALOCYNTHIA; HALOCYNTHIA RORETZI; METAZOA; PLEUROGONA; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 0242364633     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-003-2511-9     Document Type: Article

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