A globin gene of ancient evolutionary origin in lower vertebrates: Evidence for two distinct globin families in animals

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-20

  Roesner, Anja ^a   Fuchs, Christine ^a   Hankeln, Thomas ^a   Burmester, Thorsten ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gene duplication; Globin; Hemoglobin; Intron sliding; Neuroglobin

Indexed keywords

CYTOGLOBIN; GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HISTIDINE; MYOGLOBIN; NEUROGLOBIN; PHENYLALANINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GLOBIN GENE; GLOBIN X GENE; GOLDFISH; INTRON; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PUFFER FISH; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TETRAODONTIFORMES; XENOPUS; ZEBRA FISH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANURA; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FISHES; GLOBINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

AMNIOTA; AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; CARASSIUS AURATUS; DANIO; DANIO RERIO; DEUTEROSTOMIA; PROTOSTOMIA; SILURANA; TETRAODON; TETRAODON NIGROVIRIDIS; TETRAODONTIDAE; TETRAODONTIFORMES; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

EID: 10344243985     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msh258     Document Type: Article

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