Cladogenesis, coalescence and the evolution of the three domains of life

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 182-187

  Zhaxybayeva, Olga ^a   Gogarten, J Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CELL LINEAGE; CLADOGENESIS; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MITOCHONDRIAL GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 1642339676     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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