Intron evolution and information processing in the DNA polymerase α gene in spirotrichous ciliates: A hypothesis for interconversion between DNA and RNA deletion

Biology Direct

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Chang, Wei Jen ^a,c   Addis, Victoria M ^a   Li, Anya J ^a   Axelsson, Elin ^b   Ardell, David H ^b   Landweber, Laura F ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; EUKARYOTA; SPIROTRICHEA;

EID: 34248201541     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6150-2-6     Document Type: Review

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