Molecular evolution and phylogenetic utility of the petD group II intron: A case study in basal angiosperms

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 317-332

  Löhne, Cornelia ^a   Borsch, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basal angiosperms; Chloroplast noncoding DNA; Group II intron; Microstructural changes; petD; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST DNA;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST GENETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; GENOME; GYMNOSPERM; HOMOPLASY; INTRON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT TAXONOMY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEAT;

ANGIOSPERMS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, PLANT; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GYMNOSPERMS; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 12344325917     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msi019     Document Type: Article

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