Rooting the tree of life using nonubiquitous genes

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 130-136

  Lake, James A ^a,b   Herbold, Craig W ^a,b   Rivera, Maria C ^a   Servin, Jacqueline A ^a,b   Skophammer, Ryan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Molecular Biology InstituteUniversity of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Cenancestor; Double membrane prokaryotes; Indels; Root; Tree of life

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; MREB PROTEIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; FIRMICUTES; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; LOGIC; NONHUMAN; PARALOGY; PROKARYOTE; ROOTING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; GENE DELETION; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PHYLOGENY;

ARCHAEA; FIRMICUTES; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33845886677     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msl140     Document Type: Article

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