Sequence variation within the rRNA gene loci of 12 Drosophila species

Genome Research

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1888-1897

  Stage, Deborah E ^a   Eickbush, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; DROSOPHILA; GENE CONVERSION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INSECT GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; GENE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RNA GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EUKARYOTA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, INSECT; GENES, RRNA; GENETIC MARKERS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 38849095337     PISSN: 10889051     EISSN: 15495469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gr.6376807     Document Type: Article

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