Mapping and characterization of polymorphism in mtDNA of Cryphonectria parasitica: Evidence of the presence of an optional intron

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 215-224

  Gobbi, Emanuela ^a,c   Firrao, Giuseppe ^a   Carpanelli, Anna ^a   Locci, Romano ^a   Van Alfen, Neal K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Biodiversity srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryphonectria parasitica; Fungi; Interrupted intron; mtDNA; ND5; Optional intron; Physical map; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HAPLOTYPE; INTRON; MOLECULE; ND 5 GENE; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PODOSPORA ANSERINA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CRYPHONECTRIA; CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA; FUNGI; NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PODOSPORA ANSERINA; TEREBRANTIA;

EID: 0242383892     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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