Columba palumbus Cyt b-like Numt sequence: Comparison with functional homologue and the use of universal primers

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-144

  Grosso, Ana R ^a   Bastos Silveira, Cristiane ^a   Coelho, Maria M ^a   Dias, Deodália ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Columba palumbus; Cytochrome b gene; Molecular clock; Numt; Universal primers

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CYTOCHROME; GENE FLOW; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ASIA; EURASIA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

COLUMBA PALUMBUS;

EID: 33746876314     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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