Comparative analyses of coding and noncoding DNA regions indicate that Acropora (Anthozoa: Scleractina) possesses a similar evolutionary tempo of nuclear vs. mitochondrial genomes as in plants

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 141-152

  Chen, I Ping ^a   Tang, Chung Yu ^a   Chiou, Chih Yung ^a   Hsu, Jia Ho ^a,b   Wei, Nuwei Vivian ^a,b   Wallace, Carden C ^c   Muir, Paul ^c   Wu, Henry ^a   Chen, Chaolun Allen ^a,b  

^a BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c MUSEUM OF TROPICAL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acropora; Calmodulin; Mitochondrial genes; Molecular evolution; Nuclear genes; Scleractinian corals

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA; CALMODULIN; MITOCHONDRIAL GENES; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEAR GENES; SCLERACTINIAN CORALS;

CAMS; DNA; DNA SEQUENCES; GENE ENCODING; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLANT SHUTDOWNS;

GENES;

DNA;

CORAL; CYTOCHROME; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOME; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PLANT;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; DNA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS;

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA; MYA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 58849137067     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-008-9129-2     Document Type: Article

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