Evolution of programmed DNA rearrangements in a scrambled gene

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 756-763

  Li, Chin Wong ^a   Landweber, Laura F ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA rearrangement; Gene scrambling; Hypotrich; Micronucleus; Spirotrich; Telomere binding protein

Indexed keywords

DNA; TELOMERE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CILIATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUPLOTES; EVOLUTION; GENE; GENE DELETION; GERM LINE; HOLOSTICHA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARAUROSTLYA WEISSEI; UROLEPTUS;

ANIMALS; CILIOPHORA; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, GENETIC; SPIROPLASMA; TELOMERE-BINDING PROTEINS;

CILIOPHORA; EUPLOTES; HOLOSTICHA; HOLOSTICHA SP.; OXYTRICHIDAE; PARAUROSTYLA WEISSEI; UROLEPTUS;

EID: 33644925324     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msj089     Document Type: Article

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