Phylogenetics and sequence analysis - Some problems for the unwary

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 582-588

  Stevens, Jamie R ^a   Schofield, Christopher J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETICS; GENOME; MOLECULAR CLOCK; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MONOPHYLY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARAPHYLY; PARASITE; PHYLOGENY; POLYPHYLY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0345724865     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2003.10.004     Document Type: Review

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