Group I twintrons: Genetic elements in myxomycete and schizopyrenid amoeboflagellate ribosomal DNAs

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-74

  Einvik, Christer ^a   Elde, Morten ^a   Johansen, Steinar ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b University of Tromsö   (Norway)

Author keywords

Didymium; Group I twintron; Horizontal gene transfer; Mobile intron; Naegleria; Ribosomal DNA; Ribozyme

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DNA; PROTOZOA; RNA;

MULTICOPY NUCLEAR EXTRACHROMOSOMAL RIBOSOMAL DNA; RIBOZYME;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ENDONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOZYME;

AMOEBA; CELL STRUCTURE; EVOLUTION; FLAGELLATE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTRON; MYXOMYCETES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA SPLICING; RNA STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; INTRONS; MASTIGOPHORA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYXOMYCETES; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

DIDYMIUM; EUKARYOTA; MYXOGASTRIA; NAEGLERIA; PROTISTA;

EID: 0345580612     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(98)00104-7     Document Type: Review

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