Phylogenetic relationships of the lancelets of the genus Branchiostoma in China inferred from mitochondrial genome analysis

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 3845-3852

  Xiao, Yongshuang ^a   Zhang, Yan ^b   Gao, Tianxiang ^a   Yabe, Mamoru ^c   Sakurai, Yasunori ^c  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b YELLOW SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Branchiostoma; Branchiostoma japonicus; Lancelets; Mitochondrial DNA genes

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI; BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI TSINGTAUENSE; BRANCHIOSTOMA JAPONICUS; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; INVERTEBRATE; MONOPHYLY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BRANCHIOSTOMA; BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI; BRANCHIOSTOMIDAE;

EID: 56249093508     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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