Assessing the odd secondary structural properties of nuclear small subunit ribosomal RNA sequences (18S) of the twisted-wing parasites (Insecta: Strepsiptera)

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 625-643

  Gillespie, J J ^a   McKenna, C H ^a   Yoder, M J ^a   Gutell, R R ^b   Johnston, J S ^a   Kathirithamby, J ^c   Cognato, A I ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

18S; Homology; Insertion; Ribosome; rRNA; Secondary structure; Strepsiptera; Variable regions

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CAENOCHOLAX FENYESI TEXENSIS; INSECTA; MYRMECOLACIDAE; STREPSIPTERA;

RNA 18S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CONFORMATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INSECT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; INSECTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33645263708     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2005.00591.x     Document Type: Article

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