Chromosomal phylogeny and evolution of the African mole-rats (Bathyergidae)

Chromosome Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-74

  Deuve, J L ^a   Bennett, N C ^b   Britton Davidian, J ^c   Robinson, T J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Adjacent synteny; African mole rats; Bathyergidae; Chromosomal rearrangements; Chromosome painting; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME G BAND; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CLADISTICS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENOMICS; KARYOTYPE; MOLE (INSECTIVORA); MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; KARYOTYPING; MOLE RATS; MOLECULAR PROBES; PHYLOGENY;

BATHYERGIDAE; BATHYERGUS; BATHYERGUS JANETTA; CRYPTOMYS; CRYPTOMYS HOTTENTOTUS; GEORYCHUS; HELIOPHOBIUS; HELIOPHOBIUS ARGENTEOCINEREUS; HETEROCEPHALUS GLABER; RATTUS; THRYONOMYS SWINDERIANUS;

EID: 39749114419     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: 15736849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10577-007-1200-8     Document Type: Article

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