A broadscale phylogenetic analysis of group ii intron rnas and intron-encoded reverse transcriptases

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2795-2808

  Simon, Dawn M ^a,c   Kelchner, Scot A ^b   Zimmerly, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Base composition heterogeneity; Group II intron; Phylogeny; Retroelement; Reverse transcriptase; Taxon sampling

Indexed keywords

RNA; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; RNA STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TAXON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; BASE COMPOSITION; BASE SEQUENCE; DATABASES, GENETIC; INTRONS; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEOTIDES; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHYLOGENY; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

FUNGI; PROTISTA;

EID: 70450225451     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msp193     Document Type: Article

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