Low-complexity regions in plasmodium falciparum: Missing links in the evolution of an extreme genome

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2198-2209

  Zilversmit, Martine M ^a,b   Volkman, Sarah K ^c,d   Depristo, Mark A ^a,e   Wirth, Dyann F ^c   Awadalla, Philip ^b   Hartl, Daniel L ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

genome evolution; low complexity regions; Plasmodium falciparum; recombination; repeat sequences

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE STRUCTURE; LOW COMPLEXITY REGION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POPULATION GENETICS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 77955943298     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msq108     Document Type: Article

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