Partial mitochondrial gene arrangements support a close relationship between tardigrada and arthropoda

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 351-357

  Ryu, Shi Hyun ^a   Lee, Ji Min ^a   Jang, Kuem Hee ^a   Choi, Eun Hwa ^a   Park, Shin Ju ^a   Chang, Cheon Young ^b   Kim, Won ^c   Hwang, Ui Wook ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Daegu University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Batillipes pennaki; Gene arrangement; Mitochondrial genome; Molecular phylogeny; Panarthropoda; Pseudobiotus spinifer; Tardigrada

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE ORDER; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; LIMULUS; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BASE SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENOME, MITOCHONDRIAL; INVERTEBRATES; PHYLOGENY;

ARTHROPODA; BATILLIPES; BATILLIPES PENNAKI; LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS; PANARTHROPODA; PROTOSTOMIA; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 38349006705     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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