Introns outperform exons in analyses of basal avian phylogeny using clathrin heavy chain genes

Gene

Volumn 410, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-96

  Chojnowski, Jena L ^a   Kimball, Rebecca T ^a   Braun, Edward L ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Congruence; Polytomy; Power analysis; Saturation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CLATHRIN HEAVY CHAIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CLADISTICS; CLTC GENE; CLTCL1 GENE; EXON; GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOMOPLASY; INTRON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CLATHRIN; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXONS; INTRONS; PHYLOGENY;

AVES;

EID: 40649089624     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2007.11.016     Document Type: Article

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