Chromosomal G + C content evolution in yeasts: Systematic interspecies differences, and GC-poor troughs at centromeres

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 572-583

  Lynch, Denise B ^a   Logue, Mary E ^a   Butler, Geraldine ^a   Wolfe, Kenneth H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Candida; Centromeres; Fungi; G+C content; Saccharomyces

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEBARYOMYCES; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; FUNGAL GENOME; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PICHIA; RETROPOSON; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; YARROWIA; YEAST;

BASE COMPOSITION; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; DEBAROMYCES; DNA, FUNGAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME, FUNGAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; PICHIA; RETROELEMENTS; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; YARROWIA; YEASTS;

CANDIDA; CLAVISPORA LUSITANIAE; DEBARYOMYCES HANSENII; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; PICHIA STIPITIS; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES BAYANUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA;

EID: 77958517630     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evq042     Document Type: Article

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