The molecular evolution and structural organization of group I introns at position 1389 in nuclear small subunit rDNA of myxomycetes

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-56

  Wikmark, Odd Gunnar ^a   Haugen, Peik ^a   Lundblad, Eirik W ^a,b   Haugli, Kari ^a   Johansen, Steinar D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^c NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diderma; Didymium; Intron evolution; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

COMMON ANCESTRY; DIVERGENCE; DNA; GENOMICS; HERITABILITY; PHYLOGENETICS; SLIME MOULD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; INTRON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MYXOMYCETES; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; INTRONS; MYXOMYCETES; PHYLOGENY;

DIDERMA; DIDYMIIDAE; DIDYMIUM; MYXOGASTRIA; PHYSARIDAE;

EID: 33846590636     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00145.x     Document Type: Article

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