A comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of the Eurasian otter Lutra lutra (Carnivora; Mustelidae)

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1943-1955

  Ki, Jang Seu ^a   Hwang, Dae Sik ^a   Park, Tae Jin ^a   Han, Sang Hoon ^b   Lee, Jae Seong ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Biological Resources   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Control region; Eurasian otter; Lutra lutra; Minisatellite; Mitochondrial genome; Mustelidae

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN ND5; RIBOSOME RNA; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC MARKER; LUTRA LUTRA; MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; REGULATOR GENE; ANIMAL; ASIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFORMATION; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; OPEN READING FRAME; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CARNIVORA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; LUTRA LUTRA; LUTRINAE; MUSTELIDAE; MUSTELINAE;

ANIMALS; ASIA; BASE COMPOSITION; BASE SEQUENCE; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EUROPE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, MITOCHONDRIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OPEN READING FRAMES; OTTERS; PHYLOGENY; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; REPLICATION ORIGIN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, TRANSFER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77953141149     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-009-9641-0     Document Type: Article

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