Histone genes of the razor clam Solen marginatus unveil new aspects of linker histone ewolution in protostomes

Genome

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 597-607

  González Romero, Rodrigo ^a   Ausió, Juan ^b   Méndez, Josefina ^a   Eirín López, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Histories; Molecular evolution; Protostomes; Razor clam

Indexed keywords

HISTONE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIVALVIA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; HISTONES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY;

BILATERIA; BIVALVIA; DEUTEROSTOMIA; EUKARYOTA; PROTOSTOMIA; SOLEN MARGINATUS; SOLENIDAE;

EID: 67749147373     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/G09-034     Document Type: Article

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