Evolution of the nuclear ribosomal DNA intergenic spacer in four species of the Daphnia pulex complex

BMC Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ambrose, Cheryl D ^a   Crease, Teresa J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 28S; SPACER DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA PULEXE; DAPHNIA PULEXNA; DAPHNIA PULICARIA; DAPHNIA TENEBROSA; GENE CONVERSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; INTERSPECIFIC HYBRID; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; ANIMAL; CELL NUCLEUS; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA PULEX;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; DAPHNIA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 78751642113     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-12-13     Document Type: Article

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