The advantages of the ITS2 region of the nuclear rDNA cistron for analysis of phylogenetic relationships of insects: A Drosophila example

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 236-242

  Young, Irene ^a   Coleman, Annette W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTROCERA; CERATITIS; DROSOPHILA; EUKARYOTA; HEXAPODA; MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER SUBGROUP; MUSCA; SOPHOPHORA;

EID: 0345832215     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00178-7     Document Type: Article

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