Cryptic long internal repeat sequences in the ribosomal DNA ITS1 gene of the dinoflagellate Cochlodinium polykrikoides (dinophyceae): A 101 nucleotide six-repeat track with a palindrome-like structure

Genes and Genetic Systems

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-166

  Ki, Jang Seu ^a   Han, Myung Soo ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cochlodinium polykeikoides; Dinoflagellate; Internal transcribed spacer (ITS); Long repeat sequence; Palindrome

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; COCHLODINIUM POLYKRIKOIDES; DINOFLAGELLATE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DINOFLAGELLIDA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; LONG INTERSPERSED NUCLEOTIDE ELEMENTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

COCHLODINIUM; COCHLODINIUM POLYKRIKOIDES; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 34248378271     PISSN: 13417568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1266/ggs.82.161     Document Type: Article

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