Complex phylogenetic distribution of a non-canonical genetic code in green algae

BMC Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Cocquyt, Ellen ^a   Gile, Gillian H ^b   Leliaert, Frederik ^a   Verbruggen, Heroen ^a   Keeling, Patrick J ^b   De Clerck, Olivier ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CILIATE; EMERGENCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GREEN ALGA; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; TAXONOMY;

ALGAE; BLASTOPHYSA; CAULERPALES; CHLOROPHYTA; CILIOPHORA; CLADOPHORALES; DASYCLADALES; EUKARYOTA; TRENTEPOHLIALES; ULVOPHYCEAE;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETICS; GREEN ALGA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY;

CHLOROPHYTA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC CODE; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 77958143058     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-10-327     Document Type: Article

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