Covariation of mitochondrial genome size with gene lengths: Evidence for gene length reduction during mitochondrial evolution

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 90-96

  Schneider, André ^a   Ebert, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gene length; Gene length reduction; Gene length genome size covariation; Mitochondrial evolution; Mitochondrial genome size

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENOME SIZE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MITOCHONDRIAL GENETICS; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 3042808578     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-004-2607-x     Document Type: Article

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