Generalized structure and evolution of ITS1 and ITS2 rDNA in black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 749-757

  LaRue, Bernard ^a   Gaudreau, Christine ^a   Bagre, Hubert O ^a   Charpentier, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evolution; ITS1; ITS2; Secondary structure; Simuliidae

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; PROSIMULIINI; SIMULIIDAE; SIMULIINI; SIMULIUM NIGRICOXUM;

RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONFORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FLY; GENE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, INSECT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SIMULIIDAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 74949138619     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.07.032     Document Type: Article

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