Insertion-deletion biases and the evolution of genome size

Gene

Volumn 324, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 15-34

  Gregory, T Ryan ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

C value; DNA content; DNA loss; Indel; Junk DNA; Pseudogenes; Selfish DNA; Transposable elements

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL GENE; BARLEY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CROSSING OVER; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOSS; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOME SIZE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EUKARYOTA; INSERTION SEQUENCES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0346158529     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2003.09.030     Document Type: Review

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