Microsatellite evolution in the mitochondrial genome of Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii)

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 408-416

  Mayer, Frieder ^a   Kerth, Gerald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Control region; Microsatellite; Mitochondrial DNA; Myotis bechsteinii

Indexed keywords

DINUCLEOTIDE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; HETEROPLASMY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MITOCHONDRIA; PHYLOGENY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; CHIROPTERA; EUKARYOTA; MYOTIS BECHSTEINI;

EID: 25144518186     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-005-0040-4     Document Type: Article

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