Permuted tRNA genes of Cyanidioschyzon merolae, the origin of the tRNA molecule and the root of the Eukarya domain

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 253, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 587-592

  Di Giulio, Massimo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Last eukaryotic common ancestor; Luca; Minigenes; Molecular fossils of genes; Nanoarchaeum equitans; Polyphyletic origin; tRNA origin

Indexed keywords

TRANSFER RNA;

ANCESTRY; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENE; PHYLOGENY; RNA;

ARTICLE; CYANIDIOSCHYZON MEROLAE; EUKARYOTE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED ALGA; TRNA GENE;

ALGAE, RED; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; RNA, ALGAL; RNA, TRANSFER;

CYANIDIOSCHYZON MEROLAE; EUKARYOTA; NANOARCHAEUM EQUITANS; PLANTAE; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 46849083273     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.04.022     Document Type: Article

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