A land plant-specific multigene family in the unicellular Mesostigma argues for its close relationship to streptophyta

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1011-1015

  Nedelcu, Aurora M ^a   Borza, Tudor ^b   Lee, Robert W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gene family; Histogenetic meristem; Land plant evolution; Mesostigma viride; Streptophyta

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; FLAGELLATE; GENE SEQUENCE; GREEN ALGA; LOWER PLANT; MESOSTIGMA VIRIDAE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; STREPTOPHYTA;

ALGAE, GREEN; ALGAL PROTEINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENOME; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ALGAE; CHARACEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MESOSTIGMA; MESOSTIGMA VIRIDE; PRASINOPHYCEAE; STREPTOPHYTA;

EID: 33646598672     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msj108     Document Type: Article

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