The mastodon mitochondrial genome: a mammoth accomplishment

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 49-52

  Roca, Alfred L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

CELL LINEAGE; DNA SEQUENCE; ELEPHANT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; GENOMICS; MAMMAL; MASTODON; MITOCHONDRIAL GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

AMERICAS; ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ELEPHANTS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; FOSSILS; GENOME, MITOCHONDRIAL; PALEONTOLOGY;

ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; LOXODONTA; MAMMUT AMERICANUM; MAMMUTHUS PRIMIGENIUS; MASTODON; PAN;

EID: 38549123479     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2007.11.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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