Cloning and characterization of an actin gene of Chlamys farreri and the phylogenetic analysis of mollusk actins

Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 304-309

  Ma, Hongming ^a,b   Mai, Kangsen ^b   Liufu, Zhiguo ^b   Xu, Wei ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

actin; Chlamys farreri; clone; intron; phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYS FARRERI; MOLLUSCA; PLACOPECTEN MAGELLANICUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 52049126113     PISSN: 02544059     EISSN: 19935005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00343-007-0304-5     Document Type: Article

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