Many independent origins of trans splicing of a plant mitochondrial group II intron

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 80-89

  Qiu, Yin Long ^a,b   Palmer, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Genomic structural characters; Group II intron; Intron evolution; Mitochondrial nad1; Plant phylogeny; trans splicing

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; INTRON; MATR GENE; MITOCHONDRION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NYMPHAEACEAE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANS SPLICING;

AUSTROBAILEYALES; CARYOPHYLLALES; CHLORANTHACEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; ERODIUM; HYDROCHAERIS; HYDROCHAERIS MORSUS-RANAE; HYDROCHARIS MORSUS-RANAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NAJAS; NYMPHAEACEAE; NYMPHAEALES; ROSALES; SAPINDALES; SYRINGODIUM FILIFORME;

EID: 3042725361     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-004-2606-y     Document Type: Article

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