Conserved gene order belies rapid genome turnover: The dynamic interplay between genomic DNA and the outside world

Heredity

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 61-62

  Leitch, A R ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; GENE ORDER; GENOME; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; INTERSPERSED REPEAT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NOTE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SYNTENY;

ANIMALS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE ORDER; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOME; HUMANS; INTERSPERSED REPETITIVE SEQUENCES; SYNTENY;

EID: 33846566691     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800924     Document Type: Note

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