Evolution of ITS ribosomal RNA secondary structures in fungal and algal symbionts of selected species of Cladonia sect. Cladonia (Cladoniaceae, Ascomycotina)

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 528-542

  Beiggi, Sara ^a   Piercey Normore, Michele D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cladonia; Coevolution; ITS rDNA; Lichens; Phylogeny; Symbiosis; Trebouxia

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CANADA; CLADISTICS; CLADONIA RANGIFERINA; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE SEGREGATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RNA STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPORE GERMINATION; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; SYMBIONT; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; LICHENS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHYLOGENY; RNA, ALGAL; RNA, FUNGAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYMBIOSIS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ALGAE; ASCOMYCOTA; CLADONIA; CLADONIACEAE; TREBOUXIA;

EID: 34248197068     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-006-0115-x     Document Type: Article

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