Overlapping genes as rare genomic markers: the phylogeny of γ-Proteobacteria as a case study

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 593-596

  Luo, Yingqin ^a   Fu, Cong ^a   Zhang, Da Yong ^a   Lin, Kui ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GENOME; DNA SEQUENCE; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC MARKER; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORTHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ALGORITHMS; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME, BACTERIAL; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 33750156563     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2006.08.011     Document Type: Short Survey

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