Evolution of cis-regulatory regions versus codifying regions

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 665-673

  Rodriguez Trelles, Francisco ^a,b   Tarríol, Rosa ^b   Ayala, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cis regulation; Intron regulation; Phenotypic evolution; Pseudogene

Indexed keywords

DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INTRON; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOGENE; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; SPLICEOSOME;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; INTRONS; PHYLOGENY; POINT MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PSEUDOGENES; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 1642512330     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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