Molecular cloning of the translation elongation factor 1A (eEF1A) gene from the soft coral, Scleronephthya gracillimum (Kükenthal) and implication on cnidarian phylogeny

Korean Journal of Genetics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 387-395

  Woo, Seonock ^a   Yoon, Moongeun ^b   Suh, Dong Sang ^b   Song, Jun Im ^c   Jeong, Ha Kim ^b   Yum, Seungshic ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anthozoa; cDNA; Cnidaria; eEF1A; Phylogeny; Scleronephthya gracillimum

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ELONGATION FACTOR 1ALPHA;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COELENTERATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; ELONGATION FACTOR 1A GENE; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCLERONEPHTHYA GRACILLIMUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPARISON; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ALCYONACEA; ALCYONARIA; ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; EUKARYOTA; HYDRA; METAZOA; PLACOZOA;

EID: 13444311767     PISSN: 02545934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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