Complete plastid genome sequence of the chickpea (Cicer arietinum) and the phylogenetic distribution of rps12 and clpP intron losses among legumes (Leguminosae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1204-1217

  Jansen, Robert K ^a   Wojciechowski, Martin F ^b   Sanniyasi, Elumalai ^c   Lee, Seung Bum ^c   Daniell, Henry ^c  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chickpea; Cicer; Genome evolution; Intron loss; Leguminosae; Phylogeny of legumes; Plastid genetic engineering

Indexed keywords

RPS12 PROTEIN, PLANT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EXON; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOME; INTRON; LEGUME; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLASTID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXONS; FABACEAE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOME; INTRONS; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLASTIDS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AFGEKIA; ANIMALIA; CALLERYA; CICER; CICER ARIETINUM; DESMODIEAE; FABACEAE; MILLETTIA; PHASEOLEAE; POLYGALACEAE; PSORALEEAE; WISTERIA;

EID: 50549100831     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.06.013     Document Type: Article

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