Multiple independent losses of photosynthesis and differing evolutionary rates in the genus Cryptomonas (cryptophyceae): Combined phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequences of the nuclear and the nucleomorph ribosomal operons

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-195

  Hoef Emden, Kerstin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chilomonas; Cryptomonad; Cryptomonas; Heterotrophy; Internal transcribed spacer; Nucleomorph; Photosynthesis loss; Phylogeny; Polyphyly; Ribosomal RNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; ALGAL DNA; ALGAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ALGA; ALGAL GENETICS; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CELL LINEAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOMONAS; DNA SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CONFORMATION; CRYPTOPHYTA; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; RED ALGA; SYMBIOSIS;

CHILOMONAS; CRYPTOMONAS; CRYPTOPHYTA;

ALGAE, RED; BASE COMPOSITION; BASE SEQUENCE; CRYPTOPHYTA; DNA, ALGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OPERON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, ALGAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 16444372009     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-004-0089-5     Document Type: Article

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