Molecular and Temporal Characteristics of Human Retropseudogenes

Human Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 661-672

  Devor, Eric J ^a,b   Moffat Wilson, Kristin A ^a  

^a INTEGRATED DNA TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular fossil record; Primate phylogeny; Retroposition; Retrotranscription

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; GUANINE; MESSENGER RNA;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; AGE DETERMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY; GENBANK; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PSEUDOGENE; RETROPSEUDOGENE; RETROTRANSCRIPTION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

INSERTION SEQUENCES; PRIMATES;

EID: 1642577167     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2003.0075     Document Type: Conference Paper

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