EST Analysis of the Cnidarian Acropora millepora Reveals Extensive Gene Loss and Rapid Sequence Divergence in the Model Invertebrates

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 2190-2195

  Kortschak, R Daniel ^a,b,c   Samuel, Gabrielle ^a   Saint, Robert ^a,b   Miller, David J ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA; ACROPORA MILLEPORA; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; CAENORHABDITIS; CNIDARIA; DROSOPHILA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; METAZOA; MILLEPORA; SACCHAROMYCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0347033327     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.11.030     Document Type: Article

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